Bay Tide

Delaware Artificial Reef #11
Type:
artificial reef, tugboat
Built:
1958, Port Arthur, TX, as Margaret C
Specs:
( 110 ft )
Sunk:
Tuesday Jan 30, 2009 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°40.540' -74°43.957'
Delaware Artificial Reef #11

Built in 1958, by Gulfport Shipbuilding of Port Arthur, Texas ( hull #525 ) as the Margaret C. for the A.L. Mechling Barge Lines of Joliet, Illinois. In 1978, the tug was acquired by the Crescent Towing and Salvage Company of New Orleans, Louisiana, and renamed Jason Smith. In 2000, she was acquired by Robbins Maritime Incorporated of Norfolk, Virginia, where she was renamed Bay Tide. She was a single screw tug, rated at 1,800 horsepower.

Delaware Artificial Reef #11
Delaware Artificial Reef #11

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Shipwreck Kenosha
Type:
shipwreck, collier, USA
Name:
Kenosha, the seat of Kenosha County, is a city in southeastern Wisconsin on Lake Michigan.
Built:
1894, West Bay City MI USA, as Madagascar
Specs:
( 244 x 37 ft ) 1677 gross tons, 12 crew
Sunk:
Saturday July 24, 1909
foundered in storm - no casualties
Depth:
100 ft

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