Wreck of the Pirates Lady wnat info

[49thdiver]

Does any one Know anything about this wreck, (see what I know below) was it really called pirates lady, is that just a nick name as it was scuttled by "pirates". Would really like pictures and or first hand accounts of diving it. What kind of investigation was there and how was it found.

Thanks everyone !

PIRATES LADY 72' aluminum yacht (sunk 1977 ?) Folrida ?
Gunsmoke: The Coast Guard found 11 bales of marijuana aboard this
70-foot trawler as it sank off Egmont Key on Jan. 27, 1977. The Gunsmoke
later would be linked to four murders and the disappearance of a
$1-million yacht, the Pirates Lady.
The hull lies in 80 feet: 27 33.310N, 83 05.050W

 

[Dock]

my understanding is that this was atourist boat; pirate cruise kind of deal. I got the number, but "I's aint been theres yet, me matey.... ARGHHHHH!"

 

[aue-mike]

The story of the GUNSMOKE and PIRATE'S LADY can be found in the book, "Shipwrecks of the Sunshine State: Florida's Submerged History"

Does any one Know anything about this wreck, (see what I know below) was it really called pirates lady, is that just a nick name as it was scuttled by "pirates". Would really like pictures and or first hand accounts of diving it. What kind of investigation was there and how was it found.

Thanks everyone !

PIRATES LADY 72' aluminum yacht (sunk 1977 ?) Folrida ?
Gunsmoke: The Coast Guard found 11 bales of marijuana aboard this
70-foot trawler as it sank off Egmont Key on Jan. 27, 1977. The Gunsmoke
later would be linked to four murders and the disappearance of a
$1-million yacht, the Pirates Lady.
The hull lies in 80 feet: 27 33.310N, 83 05.050W