Description
This 220' steel freighter sunk on November 21, 1941 due to a large gash on her starboard side caused by running aground.
This wreck lies upside-down in heavy current. A wall beside the wreck, and the wreck itself, provide some protection from this current. Two buoys are tied off at the stern of the wreck and a fixed line leads from stern to bow around the left (starboard) side. A typical dive involves descending one of the buoy lines, admiring the two big props, and then following the fixed line around to the bow while poking around in the open cargo holds along the way. A quick drift returns the diver to the stern in no time. This dive should always be done with a good dive light as it is very dark under the wreck.
It is also possible to drift onto this wreck by dropping divers upstream. Drifting along the bottom of the channel at 90' will always lead to the wreck.
For those with proper training, penetration of the area around the stern is possible.
Hazards
Depth, current, and visibility are all hazards on this wreck. Most divers venture into the upside-down cargo holds, which is an overhead environment and can only be exited by first descending to the river bottom and then swimming out from under the sides of the wreck. All divers should carefully manage their air supplies to save enough for the return to the buoy line and controlled ascent in a very strong current.
For those penetrating the area around the stern, silt-outs are easy to cause and can take hours to clear