Port Reports – August 6, 2023

Port and vessel activity from Saturday, August 5, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Thunder Bay, ON – Joshua Hebeisen Just one departure on the day, but it was a fitting one, with Federal Montreal leaving for...

Boatnerd News – August 5, 2023

Lake Michigan diesel spill dissipates as damaged ship heads for repair MANISTEE, MI — A sheen of diesel fuel spilled from a damaged Lake Michigan freighter has dissipated north of Manistee after a storm, says the U.S. Coast Guard. The freighter Manitowoc, which...

Port Reports – August 5, 2023

Port and vessel activity from Friday, August 4, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Marquette, MI – Noah H. On Wednesday, Joseph L. Block departed for the usual Indiana Harbor at 15:59, clearing the dock for the Hon....

Boatnerd News – August 4, 2023

UPDATE: Coast Guard, agencies continue response to diesel spill MANISTEE, Mich. — U.S. Coast Guard, along with state and local agencies continue to respond Thursday to the motor vessel Manitowoc diesel fuel spill in Lake Michigan. The motor vessel Manitowoc has...

Port Reports – August 4, 2023

Port and vessel activity from Thursday, August 3, 2023, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Two Harbors, MN – Gary Putney As of 18:45 on Thursday, both the Michipicton and Edwin H. Gott are heading for Two Harbors. The John...