Port Reports – September 27, 2023

Port and vessel activity from Tuesday, September 26, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Two Harbors, MN – Gary Putney September 21 As of 16:00, Indiana Harbor is loading in Two Harbors, having arrived at 09:03. She...

Boatnerd News – September 26, 2023

NACC Argonaut Freed From Grounding CORNWALL, ON –  Around 9 a.m. Tuesday the NACC Argonaut appears to be freed after it ran aground near Cornwall Sunday morning. Online navigation maps show the ship moving at 2-3 knots after sitting idle for more than 36 hours. At...

Boatnerd News – September 25, 2023

Ship aground, Seaway traffic stopped CORNWALL, ON – A freighter has run aground in the St. Lawrence Seaway near Cornwall, Ontario. According to the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, the NACC Argonaut went aground Sunday morning and has a list to port....

Boatnerd News – September 24, 2023

NACC Argonaut Aground Off Cornwall; Seaway Traffic Stopped Update (8:30pm) – Ocean Intrepide is moving upbound tonight and is expected to reach the grounded vessel sometime after 2am. A second tug, likely to be Ocean K Rusby, will depart Quebec to join in the...

Boatnerd News – September 23, 2023

Veteran laker Joseph H. Thompson headed to Port Colborne for scrapping The next Great Lakes vessel to be scrapped at Port Colborne, ON, will be the self-unloading barge Joseph H. Thompson. Wayne Elliot, owner of Marine Recycling Corp., posted the news on his Facebook...