St Mary’s River Closed due to Marine Casualty SAULT STE MARIE, MI – (9 am update) The St. Marys River has been closed due to a marine casualty.  AIS indicates that the American Mariner is stopped, out of the channel.  It may possibly be aground.  It was headed upbound prior to crossing over the downbound channel and stopping. The Purvis tugs Anglian Lady and W I Scott Purvis are currently downbound north of Neebish Island, possibly responding to the incident. The Katmai Bay and other coast guard vessels are also onsite. Check back later for more updates as they become…

Port and vessel activity from Thursday, March 27, 2024, compiled by Tom Geiger, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to [email protected] You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at  https://boatnerd.com/foreign-vessels-on-the-lakes-2024/ PORT REPORT  3/28/2024 BAIE COMEAU, CANADA 3/27/2024  Georges Alebel-DEPARTED-11:36 AM 3/27/2024  Romandie-ETA-12:26 PM 4/1/2024  Federal Swift-ETA-7:16 PM 4/2/2024  Alamosborg-ETA-4:13 AM QUEBEC, CANADA 3/27/2024  Radcliffe R. Latimer-DEPARTED-8:56 PM 3/27/2024  Federal Hamilton-DEPARTED-9:47 PM 3/27/2024  NACC Quebec-DEPARTED-10:29 PM 3/27/2024  CAP Quebec-DEPARTED-10:50 PM 3/28/2024  Baie Comeau-IN PORT 3/28/2024  CCGS Des Groseilliers-IN PORT 3/28/2024  Sarah Desgagnes-IN PORT 3/28/2024  Blacky-IN PORT 3/28/2024  Adriaticborg-IN PORT 3/28/2024  Paul A. Desgagnes-IN PORT 3/28/2024  CRT Express-IN…

1848:  On 28 March 1848, COLUMBUS (wooden sidewheeler, 391 tons, built in 1835, at Huron, Ohio) struck a pier at Dunkirk, New York during a storm and sank. The sidewheeler FASHION struck the wreck in November of the same year and was seriously damaged. 1997:   On 28 March 1997, the USS Great Lakes Fleet’s PHILIP R. CLARKE set a record for a salt cargo on a U.S.-flag laker when she loaded 25,325 tons at Fairport, Ohio for delivery to Toledo, Ohio. The previous record was 25,320 tons carried by American Steamship’s AMERICAN REPUBLIC in 1987. 2022:   On 28 March 2022,…

Port and vessel activity from Thursday, March 26, 2024, compiled by Tom Geiger, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to [email protected] You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at  https://boatnerd.com/foreign-vessels-on-the-lakes-2024/ PORT REPORT  3/27/2024 BAIE COMEAU, CANADA 3/26/2024  Thamesborg-DEPARTED-9:05 AM 3/26/2024  Georges Alebel-DEPARTED-11:24 AM 3/27/2024  Romandie-ETA-12:23 PM 4/2/2024  Alamosborg-ETA-2:46 AM 4/3/2024  Fedral Swift-ETA-11:41 PM QUEBEC, CANADA 3/26/2024  Beatrix-DEPARTED-12:19 AM 3/26/2024  Carme-DEPARTED-3:04 AM 3/26/2024  Genco Enterprise-ETA-4:00 AM 3/26/2024  CCGS Terry Fox-DEPARTED-11:41 AM 3/26/2024  Harbour First-DEPARTED-8:57 PM 3/26/2024  MSC Shristi-DEPARTED-10:59 PM 3/26/2024  African HHB-ETA-10:35 PM 3/27/2024  CCGS Des Groseilliers-IN PORT 3/27/2024  Blacky-IN PORT 3/27/2024  Adriaticborg-IN PORT 3/27/2024  Paul A.…

1841:  On 27 March 1841, BURLINGTON (wooden sidewheeler, 150 tons, built in 1837, at Oakville, Ontario) was destroyed by fire at Toronto, Ontario. Her hull was later recovered and the 98-foot, 3-mast schooner SCOTLAND was built on it in 1847, at Toronto. 1871:  On 27 March 1871, the small wooden schooner EMMA was taken out in rough weather by the commercial fishermen Charles Ott, Peter Broderick, Jacob Kisinger and John Meicher to begin the fishing season. The vessel capsized at about 2:00 p.m., 10 miles southwest of St. Joseph, Michigan and all four men drowned. 1875:   On 27 March 1875,…

Port of Cleveland hires contractor to remove historic Hulett ore unloaders CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Port of Cleveland announced Friday it has signed a contract with Maple Leaf Demolition of Canton, Ohio to remove the disassembled components of two historic Hulett ore unloaders from the Port’s Cleveland Bulk Terminal on Whiskey Island along Lake Erie. Site preparation and clearing will commence immediately and the removal will occur in April and May, the Port said in its news release. The Port’s announcement marks the official end of a 24-year effort on the part of historic preservationists to save and reassemble one…

Port and vessel activity from Thursday, March 25, 2024, compiled by Tom Geiger, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to [email protected] You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at  https://boatnerd.com/foreign-vessels-on-the-lakes-2024/ PORT REPORT  3/26/2024 BAIE COMEAU, CANADA 3/25/2024  Georges Alebel-DEPARTED-11:30 AM 3/25/2024  Desert Honour-DEPARTED-1:32 PM 3/26/2024  Thamesborg-IN PORT 3/26/2024  CCGS Amundsen-ETA-6:29 AM 4/2/2024  Alamosborg-ETA-9:29 AM 4/3/2024  Federal Swift-ETA-11:41 PM QUEBEC, CANADA 3/25/2024  Vistula Maersk-DEPARTED-6:38 PM 3/25/2024  Lipsi-DEPARTED-7:07 PM 3/25/2024  NACC Argonaut-DEPARTED-9:05 PM 3/25/2024  Genco Enterprise-DEPARTED-9:09 PM 3/26/2024  CCGS Terry Fox-IN PORT 3/26/2024  CCGS Des Groseilliers-IN PORT 3/26/2024  Blacky-IN PORT 3/26/2024  Adriaticborg-IN PORT 3/26/2024  CRT Express-IN PORT 3/26/2024 …

1884:   The CITY OF MOUNT CLEMENS (wooden propeller “rabbit,” 106 foot, 132 gross tons) was launched at the Chabideaux yard in Mt. Clemens, Michigan, on 26 March 1884. She was towed to Detroit to be fit out. She was built for Chapaton & Lacroix. She lasted until dismantled in 1921. 1935:   A fire destroyed the small wooden bulk carrier ALICE M. GILL that had been laid up at Sandusky since the end of the 1926 season. The ship had been built as a tug for the logging industry and later served as a lighthouse tender and then a small bulk…

Captain of Joseph L. Block retiring after 50 years on freighters SAULT STE. MARIE< MI – Right out of high school, then 18-year-old Thomas Garvey started working on-board the freighters to earn some money for college. The pay was good, but that was working seven days a week. Fifty years later, at age 68, Garvey will be retiring after this shipping season as captain of the Joseph L. Block. He has been captain since 2021. Garvey started with the Hannah Mining Company in 1974 on the steamer Leon Falk Jr. Then he worked at the Interlake Steamship Company for five…

Port and vessel activity from Thursday, March 24, 2024, compiled by Tom Geiger, unless stated otherwise. Please send future port reports and pictures to [email protected] You can Now visit Matt Miner’s Saltie page at  https://boatnerd.com/foreign-vessels-on-the-lakes-2024/ PORT REPORT  3/25/2024 BAIE COMEAU, CANADA 3/25/2024  Thamesborg-IN PORT 3/25/2024  Desert Honour-IN PORT 3/29/2024  Almosborg-ETA-10:36 PM 4/3/2024  Federal Swift-ETA-11:41 PM QUEBEC, CANADA 3/24/2024  W Sky-DEPARTED-10:36 PM 3/25/2024  Adriaticborg-IN PORT 3/25/2024  CRT Express-IN PORT 3/25/2024  Genco Enterprise-IN PORT 3/25/2024  Jean Joseph-IN PORT 3/25/2024  Arvik 1-IN PORT 3/25/2024   Mayaro-IN PORT 3/25/2024  CCGS Des Groseilliers-IN PORT 3/25/2024  Neutron Sound-ETA-10:04 PM 3/26/2024  CAP Quebec-ETA-10:10 AM 3/26/2024  African HHB-ETA-1:24 PM 3/27/2024 …