Scallop Dredges

small commercial fishing vessel
A small commercial fishing vessel of unknown type, although the bushels on deck would imply that she was after some kind of shellfish.

There are three basic types of commercial fishing vessels found in the Mid-Atlantic region: trawlers, seiners/gill-netters, and long-liners. A trawler or "dragger" operates by towing its fishing gear across the bottom. Weighted nets take bottom fishes, while cage-like steel dredges take clams and scallops. A seiner uses a floating net to encircle schools of surface-swimming fishes such as herring and tuna. A long-liner sets out miles of buoyed line with baited hooks to catch sharks, tuna, and swordfish. One could also add lobster boats and charter fishing or "head" boats to this list. And of course, dive boats.


Shipwreck Alex Mac
Type:
shipwreck, scallop dredge, USA
Specs:
64 ft, 48 tons
4 crew
Sunk:
Thursday June 29, 2006
collision in fog - 2 casualties
Depth:
75 ft

Shipwreck Lady Gertrude
Atlantic Princess was probably similar to Lady Gertrude
Type:
shipwreck, scallop dredge, USA
Built:
1980, St. Augustine FL
as Eleanor Eileen X
Specs:
( 68 ft ) 121 gross tons, 6 crew
Sunk:
Sunday, December 14, 1980
foundered, 2 survivors
Depth:
170 ft

Shipwreck Lady Gertrude
Type:
shipwreck, scallop dredge, USA
Built:
1979, 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
Type:
shipwreck, scallop dredge, USA
Built:
1969, Pascagoula MS USA
Specs:
( 71 x 21 ft ) 125 gross tons, 7 crew
Sunk:
Tuesday March 24, 2009
foundered in storm - 1 survivor
GPS:
40°25.641' -73°51.135' (USCG 2004)
Depth:
210 ft

Shipwreck Lana Carol
Type:
shipwreck, scallop dredge, USA
Built:
1973, Pascagoula MS USA, as Dorinda
Specs:
( 71 x 21 ft ) 104 gross tons, 4 crew
Sunk:
Sunday October 31, 1976
foundered in rough seas - no casualties
Depth:
90 ft

Type:
artificial reef, scallop dredge
Built:
1977, Halter Marine, Lockport LA USA, as Southern Prince
Specs:
( 156 x 39 ft ) 269 gross tons
Sunk:
Wednesday, June 29, 2022 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
GPS:
38°40.494' -74°43.868'
Depth:
85 ft

The Texas Star was built in 1977 on a multi-purpose supply ship hull, probably to service offshore oil platforms. The vessel was refitted as a floating casino in 1986, originally named Millionaire’s Casino, out of Savannah Georgia, but later moved to Texas and renamed Texas Star Casino. "The 12,000 square-foot vessel featured games such as craps, blackjack, roulette, poker and slot machines, with a bingo parlor situated on the nearby dock."


#9 reef
Type:
artificial reef, tow boat, originally USCG patrol boat
Specs:
( 40 x 12 ft )
Sponsor:
Artificial Reef Association, Jim Lees
Sunk:
Wednesday July 31, 1995 - Barnegat Light Artificial Reef
GPS:
39°45.127' -74°01.297'

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