Julia B. Merrill - Save Ontario Shipwrecks

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Location:
2m from Downtown Toronto, 1m S of Sligo / N43°37'8" W79°26'45"
Site ID:
53
Organization:
SOS Toronto
Record Date:

June 11,2003
Wreck Type:
Schooner
Rig:
3 masted
Length:
128
Hull Material:
Wood
Body of Water:
Lake Ontario
Depth min:
60
Depth max:
60
Current:
No Current
Buoy Type:
Conical
Line Type:
Polypro - twist
Line Size:
46
Buoy Anchor Type:
Cement - Large
SOS Plaque:
No
Notes:
Originally numbered 75478 and registered in USA. The burned out hull reveals the keel. N 43 37.139 W 079 26.743
Description:
Purposely set ablaze as entertainment for the summer time crowd at Sunnyside Park on July 1, 1931

Site Name	Record Date	Buoy Status	NOTSHIP#	Comment
Julia B. Merrill	09/11/2021	Swapped	NW-C-2038-21	Mooring buoy marking the shipwreck "Julia B. Merrill" replaced with a blue plastic jug at 43 37.135N 079 26.753W.
Julia B. Merrill	05/04/2021	Deployed	NW-C-0284-21	The mooring line on the Julia B. Merrill often gets overgrown with dark-green algae. SOS Toronto Chapter would appreciate it if divers using this line on descent and ascent helped us keep this line clean. Also, if you get to the block and notice that the 5-gallon block chain lift jug is missing, is wrapped around the mooring line, or is less than 100% full of air, please notify us at [email protected] Thank you.
Julia B. Merrill	31/10/2020	Swapped	NW-C-2107-20	REMOVED SOS orange-and-white spar buoy e/w internal radar reflector, flashing light, and self-retracting mooring pennant, and DEPLOYED temporary overwintering marker, ~20 litre red nylon jug
Julia B. Merrill	23/05/2020	Deployed	NW-C-0657-20	Removed temporary overwintering jug and deployed SOS spar buoy e/w internal radar reflector, flashing yellow light, and self-retracting mooring pennant.
Julia B. Merrill	09/10/2019	Swapped	NW-C-2493-19	REMOVED SOS Orange & White SPAR Buoy e/w Radar Reflector, Flashing Light, & Self-Retracting Pennant PLACED 20 Litre Black Nylon Jug and Large White Fender Overwintering Marker