by Roger LeLievre | August 14, 2026 | Boatnerd News
John U. Bacon has been named the 2026 winner of the Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature for his book The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald. The award is named for the late Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison, a Harvard...
by Roger LeLievre | August 13, 2026 | Boatnerd Gatherings
Join fellow Boatnerds at an informal fall Boatnerd get-together on Saturday, October 24 from noon-3 p.m. at the Lyric Bistro and Event Center 225 High St., Fairport Harbor, OH. Meet fellow ship fans, share stories and bring marine items to buy, sell or trade. Ship...
by Roger LeLievre | August 13, 2026 | Boatnerd News
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A NOAA-operated ship that has been visible across Lake Ontario this summer is working to create the most detailed map of the lake floor in decades. The 208-foot Thomas Jefferson, operated by NOAA Corps officers, has been surveying and mapping the...
by Roger LeLievre | August 13, 2026 | Boatnerd News
ONAWAY, MI – The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Moran Iron Works (MIW) are celebrating a new stage in the construction of the R/V Steelhead II, a state-of-the-art research vessel designed to strengthen fisheries research and conservation...
