Stone Wreck – JG McGrath

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Site NameStone Wreck – JG McGrath

  • Location:

    near Dunkirk / N42°40'4.5587999999998" W79°23'46.7988"

  • Site ID:

    28

  • Organization:

    Niagara Divers Assn

  • Record Date:

    May 30,2003

  • Wreck Type:

    Schooner

  • Rig:

    2 masted

  • Length:

    104

  • Hull Material:

    Wood

  • Body of Water:

    Lake Erie

  • Depth min:

    90

  • Depth max:

    90

  • Current:

    No Current

  • Buoy Type:

    Conical

  • Line Type:

    Cable - coated

  • Line Size:

    41

  • Buoy Anchor Type:

    Cement - Large

  • SOS Plaque:

    No

  • Notes:

    13.9NM/144.1T Port Maitland, 14.3NM/206.3T Port Colborne, 10.9NM/348.5T Dunkirk

  • Description:

    Foundered in storm October 28, 1878

Buoy Status Updates

Site Name Record Date Buoy Status NOTSHIP# Comment
Stone Wreck – JG McGrath17/09/2019RemovedNW-C-2256-19Buoy removed for winter. Will be replaced spring 2020.
Stone Wreck – JG McGrath18/05/2019DeployedNW-C-0817-19Buoy deployed for summer 2019
Stone Wreck – JG McGrath18/09/2018RemovedC2354/18Removed for winter season.
Stone Wreck – JG McGrath12/10/2014RemovedC2420/14Buoy removed for winter. 5 Gal winter marker installed, Will replace in spring.
Stone Wreck – JG McGrath18/05/2014DeployedC731/14buoy deployed for 2014 season.

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