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Cittie Point

Cittie Point reef

Type:: artificial reef, tugboat
Built:: 1953, New Orleans, LA, as Valmet
Specs:: ( 95 ft )
Sunk:: Monday June 2, 2008 - Delaware #11 Artificial Reef
GPS:: 38°40.540' -74°43.957'

Cittie Point reef

Built in 1953, by Alexander Shipyards of New Orleans, Louisiana ( hull #550 ) as the Valmet for the Valentine Oil Transfer Corporation of New York, New York. In 1963, the tug was acquired by the Avondale Towing Line Incorporated of New York, New York, where she was renamed Michael Tracy.

The tug was later acquired by the Manhattan Oil Transportation Company of New York, New York, where she retained her name. In 1980, the tug was acquired by Arthur Fournier of the Penobscot Bay Towing Company of Belfast, Maine, where it was renamed Brian F. In 1981, the tug was acquired by the Blaha Towing Company of Norfolk, Virginia, and renamed Cittie Pointe.

Delaware Artificial Reef #11 — Fells Point leads the string, Cittie Point in the middle, and William C Snow brings up the rear

... and then there were two ...

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