by Roger LeLievre | July 28, 2026 | Noteworthy Passages
Monroe, MI: Kaye E. Barker unloaded coal at DTE then left for Calcite once empty. Toledo, OH: Arrivals were Wilf Seymour/Alouette Spirit to Midwest Terminals and Manitowoc to Torco. Blair McKeil and Algoma Mariner are at Midwest Terminals. Sandusky, OH: Kaye E....
by Roger LeLievre | July 27, 2026 | Boatnerd News
UPDATE: Traffic resumed around 4 p.m. Monday. ORIGINAL REPORT: On Sunday the Navbulgar vessel Verila hit the downstream ship arrestor arm at the Iroquois Lock. This was caused by the digital sign that tells them how much farther to advance giving them incorrect...
by Roger LeLievre | July 27, 2026 | Noteworthy Passages
Kingsville ON: Sharon MI/Huron Spirit arrived with limestone for Southwestern Sales Co. Toledo, OH: Dirk S. VanEnkevort/Michigan Trader moved to CSX to load coal. Algoma Mariner Wilf Seymour/Alouette Spirit Departing were Caroline McKee/Commander for Charlevoix,...
by Roger LeLievre | July 26, 2026 | Boatnerd News
SAULT STE.MARIE, MI – Capt. John Wellington, tug captain and acknowledged Great Lakes ice and salvage expert, was honored recently at the Voices of the Valley Camp event here. Wellington was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Marine Historical...
by Roger LeLievre | July 26, 2026 | Boatnerd News
CHICAGO, IL – Families gathered Friday on the Riverwalk between La Salle and Clark streets to commemorate the 844 people killed in Chicago’s deadliest single-day disaster when the steamship rolled onto its side while docked in the Chicago River. Holding a...
