Reliable

Type:
shipwreck, trawler
Built:
1918
Specs:
( 104 x 15 ft ) 83 tons
Sunk:
May 25, 1949

Krotee has a rather confused listing for a wooden trawler Reliable ( which he also calls Sea Hag ) sunk in this vicinity.


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deadeye
deadeye

Deadeyes (above and right) and blocks (below) were used in the rigging of old-time sailing ships. In either case, the purpose was to gain mechanical advantage through the use of compound pulleys. This was especially necessary in the days before powered winches, when the only working force onboard was literally manpower.