290 Trawler
We dove this wreck for the first time on
10/9/06 after originally marking it in the summer of 2003. We had
other wrecks to explore, and this one was deep. After only one
dive we are pretty convinced it's a large trawler. It's definitely
more than 100 ft. in length. The basic design seems to be similar to
the model shown below in which the deckhouse is mounted on the back third of
the ship, with at least two levels
still intact. A large hatch immediately behind the deckhouse opens
into what appears to be the engine room. That's where the grapple
landed, and while I dropped inside to hook a bag up to the grapple to get it
out, I did not explore and did not actually see the engine. It's got a very tall
profile, w ith
the top of the wheelhouse area at about 255FSW, the deck at around 270FSW
and the mud at 295FSW.
It appears that it may have been scuttled based on the apparent lack of
hatches and portholes, but two divers reported seeing some brass items
inside so the jury is still out. I saw several large cod swimming the
wreck, one approaching 5 ft. in length. Slav saw this one as well, so
I've got a witness. There is definitely some damage to the ship on the
port side near the stern.
This wreck will warrant a few more dives to fully explore in the hopes of
making a positive ID.
A second dive confirms this as a scuttled wreck. The brass seen on
the first dive were parts of insulators mounted on the top and on the back
of the deckhouse. A framework is attached to the front of the
deckhouse and might have been part of a cargo boom.
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