Bald Eagle

Shipwreck Bald Eagle rocks
Type:
shipwreck, barge (s?)
Depth:
90 ft

The "Bald Eagle" consists of a substantial amount of wreckage, including stone piles, wood ribs, metal ribs, and metal debris. The wreckage is scattered in all directions, and this, along with the variety of different materials found, makes it very likely that this is not a single wreck, but the superimposed remains of two or more unidentified vessels. In one part there is a recognizable stern section, with a propeller. Some parts of the wreck are separated from the main section, and may in fact be small wrecks of their own. Or it could all be the torn-apart remains of a single very large wreck.

Judging by the bottles you can find, at least part of this wreck dates from the early part of the twentieth century. However, these could have been dumped onto the site after the fact. Lobstering here is often an exercise in frustration, but it would be unusual to go home without at least one. Sometimes you can move the stones to get at them, but most of them have seemingly bottomless holes to retreat into. Fish life is profuse. Visibility tends to be better than inshore sites, but still not great, and easily ruined by stirring up the silty bottom.

Shipwreck Bald Eagle sponge
Cunner inspects a sponge on the Bald Eagle
starfish
As you can see, there is a good deal of color on this wreck, which is really not fully expressed in these pictures.


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Shipwreck Drumelzier
Type:
shipwreck, freighter, England
Built:
1895, England
Specs:
( 340 x 45 ft ) 3625 gross tons, 30 crew
Sunk:
Monday December 25, 1904
ran aground in snow storm, incompetence - no casualties
Depth:
20 ft

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