Port Reports – October 19, 2022

Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen Duluth-Superior is starting to clear out following several days of weather-induced confusion and delay. After sitting for a day with 68,000 tons of coal in her holds, American...
Boatnerd News – October 18, 2022

Boatnerd News – October 18, 2022

Fall storm brings high winds and snow, sending vessels to anchor An early season winter storm in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Monday and Tuesday brought heavy snow, powerful winds and extremely high waves to the Great Lakes region. The storm, which moved over Lake...
Port Reports – October 18, 2022

Port Reports – October 18, 2022

Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Duluth, MN – Superior, WI – Joshua Hebeisen Gale warnings issued through October 19 have disrupted traffic on the big lake and beyond, with vessels seeking shelter along the shoreline, cozying up at their berths for...
Port Reports – October 17, 2022

Port Reports – October 17, 2022

Please send port reports to news@boatnerd.net. Marquette, MI – Oggdo Bogdo There will be a flurry of action to start the week, with the now rare arrival of the Herbert C. Jackson, the return of the Joyce L. VanEnkevort/Great Lakes Trader, and another visit from the...
Boatnerd News – October 16, 2022

Boatnerd News – October 16, 2022

Researchers find unique whaleback barge sunk in Lake Superior 120 years ago WHITEFISH POINT, Mich. – The vessel’s name was long rusted away, but shipwreck researchers recognized underwater images of the pig snoutlike bow as one of the final whalebacks to be...