Port and vessel activity from Saturday, April 13 , 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 4/14/2024 ST JOHN’S        [CASJF] 4/14/2024  Avalon Sea-IN Port 4/14/2024  Dalton Defender-IN PORT 4/14/2024  Atlantic Merlin-IN PORT 4/14/2024  Atlantic Heron-IN PORT 4/14/2024  Oceanex Sanderling-ETA-1:29 PM 4/17/2024  Oceanex Connaigra-ETA-2:39 AM HALIFAX, CANADA     [CAHAL] 4/13/2024  APL Paris-ETA-1:16 AM 4/13/2024  Atlantic Sun-DEPARTED-3:36 AM 4/13/2024  Algoluna-ETA-12:00 PM 4/13/2024  Fairwind Legion-DEPARTED-2:15 PM 4/13/2024  Rt. Hon Paul J. Martin-DEPARTED-7:25 PM 4/14/2024  One Eagle-ETA-1:57 AM 4/14/2024  NYK Remus-ETA-7:30 AM 4/14/2024 …

1872:   On 14 April 1872, the MESSENGER (wooden propeller passenger/package freight steamer, 150 foot, 444 gross tons, built in 1866, at Cleveland, Ohio) left Manistee, Michigan in a storm for Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After battling ice flows near shore, she made it to open water but the heavy seas snapped her rudder post. She was unmanageable and four members of the crew left in the yawl to try to get help. Although they were only a few miles from port, the men struggled for hours against the wind, waves and ice before they finally made it back to Manistee, Michigan, where…

U.S. and Canada Sign Historic Agreement to Boost Vessel Traffic Services in the Great Lakes Region U.S. and Canadian authorities have signed Cooperative Vessel traffic Service (CVTS) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at bolstering the safety and efficiency of maritime traffic across the Great Lakes Marine Transportation System (MTS). The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) Central Region, the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (GLS), the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC), and the United States Coast Guard Ninth District (USCG), signed the agreement on April 11 in Quebec, Canada. The MOU highlights the need for a unified information-sharing…

Port and vessel activity from Friday, April 12 , 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 4/13/2024 ST JOHN’S        [CASJF] 4/12/2024  Maersk Clipper-DEPARTED-6:42 PM 4/12/2024  Oceanex Avalon-DEPARTED-9:07 PM 4/13/2024  Captain Molly Kool-IN PORT 4/13/2024  Atlantic heron-IN PORT 4/13/2024  Dalton Defender-IN PORT 4/13/2024  Taskall-IN PORT 4/13/2024  Harp IN PORT 4/14/2024  Oceanex Sanderling-ETA-7:09 PM 4/16/2024  Oceanex Connaigra-ETA-1:07 AM HALIFAX, CANADA     [CAHAL] 4/12/2024  CMA CGM Paranagua-DEPARTED-4:54 PM 4/12/2024  Oceanex Sanderling-DEPARTED-7:32 PM 4/13/2024  Algoluna-AT ANCHOR 4/13/2024  Fairwind Legion-AT ANCHOR 4/13/2024  IT Integrity-IN…

1872:   13 April 1872 – The schooners MARY TAYLOR and ANTELOPE wooden were racing to Oswego, New York, trying to beat a large block of drifting ice. The ice won and blocked the harbor entrance. The ANTELOPE became icebound about a quarter of a mile from the piers and remained there for one day. The MARY TAYLOR got within 500 feet of the pier and remained there for five days until the tug MAJOR DANA broke through the ice. 1872:   On 13 April 1872, the wooden schooner-barge JOSEPH PAIGE was launched at the Wolf & Davidson yard in Milwaukee. Her…

Port and vessel activity from Thursday, April 11 , 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 4/12/2024 ST JOHN’S        [CASJF] 4/11/2024  Atlantic Griffon-DEPARTED-12:04 AM 4/11/2024  Acadian-DEPARTED-4:39 AM 4/11/2024  Sir William Alexander-DEPARTED-10:28 AM 4/12/2024  FRC Oceanexplorer-IN PORT 4/12/2024  Maersk Clipper-IN PORT 4/12/2024  Taskall-IN PORT 4/12/2024  Oceanex Avalon-ETA-6:06 AM 4/16/2024  Avalon SEA-ETA-8:45 PM HALIFAX, CANADA     [CAHAL] 4/11/2024  Merrickville-DEPARTED-12:15 PM 4/11/2024  Rosaire A. Desgagnes-DEPARTED-2:30 PM 4/11/2024  Jean Goodwill-DEPARTED-3:30 PM 4/11/2024  CCGS John Cabot-DEPARTED-7:21 PM 4/12/2024  Maintainer I-IN PORT 4/12/2024  Fairwind Legion-IN…

1874:   On 12 April 1874, the tug D.N. RUNNELS was launched Runnel’s yard at the north end of the 7th Street Bridge in Port Huron, Michigan. As the tug splashed into the Black River, the flag at her bow was unfurled with her name on it. Commodore Runnels distributed oranges to the crowd of onlookers. 1880:   On 12 April 1880, the wooden 2-mast schooner-barge JUPITER was launched at Marysville, Michigan, after being rebuilt under the supervision of James Bowers. She was originally built in 1857, at Irving, New York, and after this rebuild, she lasted another 21 years. 1892:   On…

U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow Lifetime Achievement Supporting U.S. Great Lakes Shipping   WASHINGTON D.C.  (April 10, 2024) – On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, the Great Lakes Maritime Task Force (GLMTF) recognized the significant contributions Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow has made throughout her Congressional career protecting the Great Navigation System and supporting American jobs with investment in U.S.-flagged Great Lakes shipping. Senator Stabenow, who co-chairs the bipartisan Senate Great Lakes Task Force, has been the driving force behind the protection of our largest freshwater resource and the maritime highway that supports U.S. jobs through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) which…

Port and vessel activity from Thursday, April 10 , 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 4/11/2024 ST JOHN’S        [CASJF] 4/10/2024  Kopit Hopson 1752-DEParted-7:10 AM 4/10/2024  Maersk Nexus-DEPARTED-5:17 PM 4/11/2024  Dalton Defender-IN PORT 4/11/2024  Dalton Pioneer-IN PORT 4/11/2024  Acadian-IN PORT 4/12/2024  Oceanex Avalon-ETA-6:01 AM 4/16/2024  Avalon Sea-ETA-8:45 PM HALIFAX, CANADA     [CAHAL] 4/10/2024  MSC Leigh-DEPARTED-7:26 PM 4/10/2024  Rosaire A. Desgagnes-ETA-11:00 PM 4/11/2024  Maintainer I-IN PORT 4/11/2024  YFU 127-IN PORT 4/11/2024  Halmar-IN PORT 4/11/2024  CCGS Cabot-IN PORT 4/11/2024  Rockpiper-ETA-2:18 AM…

1942:   Pittsburgh Steamship Co.’s steamer ENDERS M. VOORHEES (Hull#288), of the Great Lakes Engineering Works, was launched on April 11, 1942. She was scrapped at Aliaga, Turkey in 1989. 1874:   On 11 April 1874, the new tug E.H. MILLER burned at her dock at Willow Island in the Saginaw River. Her loss was valued at $9,000 and there was no insurance. Although considered to be a total loss, she was rebuilt and lasted another 46 years. 1878:   On 11 April 1878, ALASKA, a wooden bulk freighter, was launched at J. P. Clark’s yard in Detroit, Michigan. Her dimensions were 180…