Orient
The Orient is a non-diveable shipwreck in Lake Erie.
| Orient | |
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| Location: | Point Pelee, ON |
| Registry #: | 19414 |
| Loss Information: | storm, Wrecked on: 10/04/1887 |
| Vessel Type: | Propeller Steam Tug, Wood |
| Built: | 1874, carroll, buffalo |
| Cargo: | none |
| Lives Lost: | None/Unknown |
| Depth: | -- |
| Temperature: | Unknown |
| Visibility: | Unknown |
| Dimensions (Len x Beam x D. of Hold): | 60 x 16 x 7 |
| Mooring on Site: | No |
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| Average Diver Rating: | 0 (No. of Divers who've rated this site: 0) |
| About this Wreck | |
| this tug foundered in storm. she was seen to go down by the schooners lisgar and gleniffer, but neither was able to help. she was a harbor tug out of marine city, from whence came all of her crew. owned by john regan. master From http://www.alcheminc.com/ Wooden steam propeller tug of 60 ft sank in a storm 10/4/1887 3 miles West of Point Pelee, Ontario. All six crewmen died in the wreck. | |
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