Boatnerd News – November 20, 2022

Boatnerd News – November 20, 2022

Weather halts traffic at the Soo Gale warnings and heavy snow sent most vessels in the St Marys River system to anchor Saturday night. Edgar B. Speer, Gardno and Stewart J. Cort were anchored off Paradise at 10 p.m. Saturday. Federal Franklin  and Sam Laud were on the...
Port Reports – November 19, 2022

Port Reports – November 19, 2022

Unless where otherwise noted, port and vessel activity from November 18, 2022. Please send future port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Marquette, MI – Oggdo Bogdo It was an Interlake kind of day on Friday. Kicking things off was the Lee A. Tregurtha departing for...
Boatnerd News – November 19, 2022

Boatnerd News – November 19, 2022

64 years ago, Lake Michigan claimed the Carl D. Bradley ROGERS CITY, MI – Less than 45 miles northwest of Northport and 16 miles southwest of Lake Michigan’s Gull Island lies the remains of the Great Lakes freighter the Carl D. Bradley. The freighter broke apart in...
Port Reports – November 18, 2022

Port Reports – November 18, 2022

Editor’s Note: Due to college midterms, my personal port reports will resume in tomorrow’s posting. Posting times should also become more consistent. Thank you for your patience, and my apologies for the inconvenience! Unless where otherwise noted, port...
Boatnerd News – November 17, 2022

Boatnerd News – November 17, 2022

Great Lakes shipping cargoes remain down for 2022 Great Lakes shipping remains down, depressed by 5.15% so far this year despite an increase in transits. Total cargo on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway totaled 27.55 million tons through the end of October,...