Inshore Barge/Tug
- Type:
- schooner barge & tugboat ?
- Depth:
- 85 ft
This is a fascinating big wreck of a wooden schooner barge. The broken stern is upended, forming a hollow pyramid that is full of fish. The sides and keel extend north from there to the bow, from which extends a chain which reaches to another much smaller wreck, which is known as the "Inshore Tug."
Whether this actually is the tug that was towing the barge, or just a coincidental sinking, is unknown. Using a chain for a tow line would be highly unusual. Perhaps the barge was anchored to ride out a storm, and the tug sank on top of its hook. It may not even be a tugboat - it might be named that simply because it is inshore of the Great Isaac.
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- Type:
- shipwreck, tugboat, U.S. War Shipping Administration (Navy)
- Name:
- All the ships of this class were named for lighthouses in the U.S., except for the Great Isaac, which is in the Bahamas.
- Built:
- 1944, Boston MA USA
- Specs:
- ( 185 x 37 ft ) 1117 gross tons, 27 crew
- Sunk:
- Wednesday April 16, 1947
collision with Norwegian freighter Bandeirante - no casualties - Depth:
- 90 ft
More: Great Isaac ...
- Type:
- tugboat (?)
- Depth:
- 100 ft
This is a scattered wreck not far from the Great Isaac, clearly a small steel-hulled ship of some kind. There is a boiler and what looks like the remains of a section of hull sticking out of the sand a foot or two.
More: Offshore Tugboat ...
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