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Lady Gertrude

Shipwreck Lady Gertrude

Type:: shipwreck, scallop dredge, USA
Built:: 1979, St. Augustine Trawlers, St Augustine FL USA, as Corinne W
Specs:: ( 72 x 26 ft ) 119 gross tons, 3 crew
Sunk:: Monday Aug 15, 2016, broken propeller shaft - no casualties
Depth:: 135 ft

Shipwreck Lady Mary

Shipwreck Lady Mary — Lady Gertrude had not long ago joined the Point Pleasant fishing fleet, from Massachusetts.

Shipwreck Lady Mary — The final position report of the Lady Gertrude, within an hour of sinking.

The boat was running offshore towards scallop grounds near the Chicken Canyon, the deepest part of the Mud Hole, when the prop shaft broke. This caused the boat to flood, and about three hours later it capsized and sank. The crew abandoned ship and was picked up by another fishing vessel. As of fall 2017, the wreck was completely over on its port side, with the deck almost vertical.

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Sea Turtles

Diamondback Terrapin

There are few marine reptiles and even fewer in the cold North Atlantic. While it would be possible for a salt-water crocodile to swim up from the Caribbean, there is no record of one ever having done so. Nor are there any of the sea-snakes that are famous in the South Pacific. The only marine reptiles that are encountered in our waters are sea turtles.

The one exception to this is the little Diamondback Terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin. (right) This small turtle ( about 6 inches ) is found only in salt marsh environments. Adults are very strong swimmers and have even been noted in the ocean surf, although I don't think they venture offshore.

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