by Roger LeLievre | March 18, 2026 | Noteworthy Passages
March 17, 2026 Ontario Venture wating to transit the Panama Canal. [Courtesy Capt. Colon Lozon] McKeil’s newest addition, Ontario Venture, has passed through the Panama Canal and is in the Caribbean bound for Canada. First stop will be Port Cartier, QC, to...
by Roger LeLievre | March 17, 2026 | Boatnerd News
MANITOWOC, WI – As the S.S. Badger car and passenger ferry gears up for its 2026 season, one long-time employee is heading off into the sunset. Lake Michigan Carferry Inc., which owns the S.S. Badger, announced that long-time chief engineer Kevin Diedrich is retiring....
by Roger LeLievre | March 17, 2026 | Boatnerd News
McKeil’s newest addition, Ontario Venture, has passed through the Panama Canal and is in the Caribbean bound for Canada. First stop will be Port Cartier, QC, to unload petcoke, and then on to Picton Terminals to load grain. Ontario Venture is a conversion of the...
by Roger LeLievre | March 17, 2026 | Boatnerd News
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The New York State DEC says recent inspections showed the USS Croaker submarine was intermittently leaking oil from a pinhole in one of its fuel tanks. USS The Sullivans is also taking on water. “These create a separate, potentially hazardous threat to...
by Roger LeLievre | March 15, 2026 | Boatnerd Gatherings
Join us for the Annual Boatnerd Freighter Chasing Cruise on the St. Marys River! When: Friday, June 26, 2026, 6-9 pm, rain or shine Where: Famous Soo Locks Boat Tours, Dock #2 (next to the Valley Camp) Parking: Park down by The Ship’s Store for the closest boarding...
