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Capt.
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AFRICAN QUEEN
The steam powered steel hulled tanker African Queen was built in
1955. She was 590 feet long had a 75 foot beam and displaced 13800
gross tons.
On December 30, 1958the massive African Queen navigating through a
storm en-route from New Jersey to Philadelphia. The big ship ran
aground on Gull Shoal. Captain Danielsen ordered full astern in an
effort to get his vessel of the shoal. Under the strain of being
pulled astern with waves crashing over her side the African Queen
broke in half. The result was devastating, a massive oil spill. The
African Queen went down in only 30 feet of water. All of her crew
were rescued by Coast Guard helicopters. Over the years many have
salvaged portions of this wreck. Her entire stern section was
re-floated and towed to shore. What remains on the bottom is the
African Queen's bow section.
Today the African Queens bow section sits upside down in 70 feet of
water.
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