Maroca

Type:
artificial reef, pleasure boat, USA
Built:
Specs:
( 50 ft )
Sunk:
1987 - Shinnecock Artificial Reef
Depth:
GPS:
40°48.171' -72°28.392'

New York lists this as simply "50-foot vessel". I had an old note of a vessel Maroca on the Shinnecock reef, and "Maroca" is clearly spray-painted on the transom of this boat. A mystery solved!

Whether or not Maroca is its real name or just graffiti, I don't know.


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Type:
shipwreck, tugboat, USA
Built:
1937, Beaumont TX USA
Specs:
( 68 ft ) 4 crew
Sunk:
Tuesday November 25, 1971
structural failure during storm due to improper modifications - 2 casualties
Depth:
136 ft

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