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Moran Towing Company (2/2)

Carol Moran reef
Carol Moran

Founded in 1860, by Michael Moran as a towing and brokerage firm, the Moran Towing and Transportation Company of New York, New York. In 1863, the company transitioned from a brokerage firm to an owner/operator of towing vessels when the company acquired a one-half interest in the tugboat Ida Miller for $2,700. In 1880, Michael Moran painted the first white "M" on the stack of a Moran tugboat.

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Manasquan Wreck - Amity

Shipwreck Manasquan Wreck
A Black Ball packet ship ( Orpheus ) leaving New York, 1835. Note the Black Ball insignia on the fore-topsail.
Type:
shipwreck, sailing ship, USA
Built:
1816, New York NY, USA
Specs:
382 tons
Sunk:
Saturday April 24, 1824
ran aground in a fog - no casualties
Depth:
30 ft

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