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Lady Gertrude

Shipwreck Lady Gertrude

Type:: shipwreck, scallop dredge, USA
Built:: 1979, St. Augustine Trawlers, 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

Shipwreck Lady Mary — Lady Gertrude had not long ago joined the Point Pleasant fishing fleet, from Massachusetts.

Shipwreck Lady Mary — The final position report of the Lady Gertrude, within an hour of sinking.

The boat was running offshore towards scallop grounds near the Chicken Canyon, the deepest part of the Mud Hole, when the prop shaft broke. This caused the boat to flood, and about three hours later it capsized and sank. The crew abandoned ship and was picked up by another fishing vessel. As of fall 2017, the wreck was completely over on its port side, with the deck almost vertical.

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Barge

barge beached — Notice the blocky shape and structure of this stranded but otherwise typical old wooden barge. Barges usually have minimal crews, to tend the lines.

A barge is a vessel that does not have its own means of propulsion ( usually. ) Barges are towed or pushed from place to place by tugboats, or anchored in place to serve as temporary work platforms, floating docks, or storage. Some barges are self-propelled, in a limited way. These are known as scows, and their limited propulsive power restricts them to protected waters without the assistance of a tugboat.

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