by Roger LeLievre | March 19, 2026 | Boatnerd News, Noteworthy Passages
The Saginaw and Robert S. Pierson’s Saginaw’s stack markings were recently removed at Sarnia, likely reflecting the recent sale of Lower Lakes Towing to Algoma Central. On March 19, no work was visibly occurring on either the Saginaw or Robert S. Pierson. There...
by Roger LeLievre | March 19, 2026 | Boatnerd News
MASSENA, NY – The Montreal-Lake Ontario section of the St. Lawrence Seaway is scheduled to open at 8 a.m. Sunday, and ice-clearing activities will begin shortly, including in the area between the Eisenhower and Snell locks On Tuesday morning, the Canadian Coast Guard...
by Roger LeLievre | March 19, 2026 | Boatnerd News
QUEBEC CITY – Crews of two ships of the Quebec-based shipping carrier Desgagnés are still aboard their vessels anchored in the Persian Gulf, at the heart of the crisis in Iran, but the approximately 30 sailors are in “relative security” and the strategy to...
by Roger LeLievre | March 19, 2026 | Boatnerd News
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI – Wednesday morning the Canadian Coast Guard Cutter Vincent Massey made its way upbound through the MacArthur Lock. She will be joining the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Spar to start making tracks through Whitefish Bay ahead of the start of the...
by Roger LeLievre | March 19, 2026 | Boatnerd News, Noteworthy Passages
Algocanada arrived in Cleveland Tuesday 3/10/26 assisted by the tugs Puerto Rico (Capt. Paul LaMarre in command) and Pennsylvania. The tanker was escorted to the Sunoco dock on the Cuyahoga River but was unable to tie up due to her draft. After an hour or so,...
