Laita

Laita reef
Type:
artificial reef, trawler, clam dredge, USA
Built:
1948, Bath Iron Works, Maine, USA
Specs:
( 117 x 24 ft ) 195 gross tons
Sponsor:
Eirek's Dock, Fisherman Magazine
Sunk:
Thursday October 16, 1986 - Cape May Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°51.860' -74°42.965'
Depth:
65 ft

engine & pilot house removed, clam dredges added

Laita was one of twenty sisters built at Bath Iron Works. They were given to the French government under the Marshall Plan, to make up for losses to the fishing fleet in World War II. Laita is sister to Winthrop, cousin to Bad Bob's Big Boat.

a sister

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Type:
artificial reef, work boat, USA
Built:
1963, Paasch Marine Services, Erie PA, USA
Specs:
( 53 ft )
Sunk:
Saturday, August 3, 2019 - Fire Island Artificial Reef
Depth:
70 ft
GPS:
40°35.711' -73°11.684'

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