Boatnerd News – May 17, 2025

Boatnerd News – May 17, 2025

INTERVIEW: Cargo ship chef dishes about her adventures on the Great Lakes Some cooking students dream to one day land their dream job as chef in a fancy restaurant. But one chef has made a decades-long career cooking aboard ships on the Great Lakes. I recently talked...
Port Report – May 17, 2025

Port Report – May 17, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Friday May 16.  Port reports done by Tom Geiger unless otherwise noted. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at ...
Boatnerd News – May 16, 2025

Boatnerd News – May 16, 2025

State of Michigan departs for training cruise  TRAVERSE CITY, MI – Fifty-one cadets from Northwestern Michigan College’s Great Lakes Maritime Academy plus a culinary intern from the Great Lakes Culinary Institute will depart aboard the T/S State of Michigan on the...
Port Report – May 16, 2025

Port Report – May 16, 2025

Port and vessel activity for Thursday May 15.  Port reports done by Tom Geiger unless otherwise noted. Please send future port reports and pictures to news@boatnerd.net You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at ...
Boatnerd News – May 15, 2025

Boatnerd News – May 15, 2025

Debris in Steering System Causes Bulk Carrier’s $2 Million Collision with Navigation Aid Mike Schuler May 13, 2025 The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that a piece of O-ring-type material debris caused a steering system failure that led to a...