Tag: Sep 1919

Many dredges are busy channeling (30 Sep 1919)

Many dredges are busy channeling, filling, building jetties and creating islands in Biscayne Bay. (30 Sep 1919)

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The tug Salvor Captain Webster (29 Sep 1919)

The tug Salvor, Captain Webster, may have located the derelict and abandoned mahogany laden schooner Hugh Depaynes in the Bahamas. He will tow her to Key West where Webster’s wrecking outfit will lay claim. (29 Sep 1919)

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Divers identify a storm sunk (20 Sep 1919)

Divers identify a storm sunk steamer in 40 feet of water near Rebecca Shoals light as the Valbanera. There is no trace of the 300 passengers and 150 crewmen. (20 Sep 1919)

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The 157-foot tug Three Friends (16 Sep 1919)

The 157-foot tug Three Friends is sold to the Taggard Company in Georgia. The tug was built in Jacksonville in 1895 by John Daly and was a Miami regular. (16 Sep 1919)

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The schooner Alameda is stripped (16 Sep 1919)

The schooner Alameda is stripped of her rigging north of Bimini by the storm and ends up on Cape Florida. She is repaired and sails back to Bimini. (16 Sep 1919)

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