1893

The wooden tug A. J. WRIGHT caught fire while laid up at Grand Haven, Michigan. She burned to the water’s edge. Her loss was valued at $20,000. She was owned by C. D. Thompson.

1970

PETER REISS broke her tail shaft while backing in heavy ice at the mouth of the Detroit River.

1972

The keel was laid for ALGOWAY (Hull#200) at Collingwood, Ontario, by Collingwood Shipyards, Ltd.

1976

Halco’s tanker CHEMICAL TRANSPORT cleared Thunder Bay, Ontario, closing that port for the season.

A.S. GLOSSBRENNER struck bottom entering Port McNicoll and had to be unloaded immediately due to the extensive hull damage. The ship was repaired at Port Weller Dry Docks in the spring. The vessel became b) ALGOGULF (ii) in 1987 and c) ALGOSTEEL (ii) in 1990.

1982

The Norwegian freighter NORHOLT first came through the Seaway in 1962 and made a total of 15 inland voyages. It was renamed b) SALVADOR in 1966 and returned once in 1967. The ship went aground as c) SAN JUAN off Shadwan Island enroute to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on this date. It was refloated January 22, 1982, towed to Suez Bay and laid up. Fire broke out on August 26, 1982, and the ship was abandoned and later beached. It was taken over by the Suez Canal Authority in 1983 and scrapped.

Contributors & Sources

Skip Gillham, Joe Barr, Brian Bernard, Father Dowling Collection, Ahoy & Farewell II, and the Great Lakes Ships We Remember series from the Marine Historical Society of Detroit.

Compiled & Maintained by Roger LeLievre