Salvaging Anchors?

[pointdiver]

moving it 2 miles without hoisting it?

Actually you tye it off tight to the bow eye with no slack at low tide. Wait for the tide to change and the boat lifts it off the bottom. (I would use my regular danforth to keep the boat from drifting). Then at a higher tide I can run it into shallow water and secure it for the trip to the final drop. (Method I've seen before using just a 13' whaler but my present boat is a 20' SeaRay CC).

 

[Cheekymonkey]

interesting

 

[MSilvia]

Matt, I have followed the fat chain on the North East side of the ledge, but have only found the bitter end of the chain...no anchor. You have seen this recently?

It looks like the anchor I saw was NOT the one connected to that chain. The City of Salisbury's anchor is on land. http://www.mwdc.org/Shipwrecks/anchor/anchor1.html

It's either a secondary anchor, or an anchor for something other than the City of Salisbury. Perhaps one of the vessels involved in the salvage operation, perhaps something else altogether. I'd say it definately warrants a second look.

 

[LobstaMan]

Matt:

I never thought it was THE ship's anchor. I read that story about the raising of THE anchor a few years back. We can find that 'shroom again if we tie off to the pinnacle where Pat had his mooring buoy last year and run a line more or less NE.

LobstaMan

 

[MSilvia]

I never thought it was THE ship's anchor. I read that story about the raising of THE anchor a few years back.

I didn't know what it was the anchor for, so I assumed the big anchor near the big wreck must have been the big wreck's anchor. Now, I want to do a little bit more investigation. How cool would it be to discover there's another anchor chain attached to it, leading off to something else?

We can find that 'shroom again if we tie off to the pinnacle where Pat had his mooring buoy last year and run a line more or less NE.

Damn straight! I'm in for one of the first available trips out there.

 

[Boston Diver Services]

Matt, I have also heard about the mooring for an old channel marker out by the wreck. I guess there is only one way to tell. We'll have to go for a looksee. P.

 

[MSilvia]

Matt, I have also heard about the mooring for an old channel marker out by the wreck. I guess there is only one way to tell. We'll have to go for a looksee. P.

That could definately be it. It seems like a strange choice of anchor for a vessel large enough to warrant using it.

 

[MSilvia]

Incidentally Pat, do you know where to find the bow? I'd still like to see that.

Is anyone aside from me and LobstaMan interested in going in on a City of Salisbury charter when the boat's in?

 

[Boston Diver Services]

I have some numbers for it, Matt, but everytime I was there after I got the numbers we had students and had to stay on the shallow side. If you want the numbers let me know. P.

 

[LobstaMan]

What would an old mooring for a channel marker look like? In that general area, I've seen some very large obviously man-made blocks(too perfectly shaped) at about 60fsw. At the time, I wondered what they could be from. I don't think they have anything to do w/ the wreck. Could they be attachment points for the old buoy to hold it in place?? Also, wouldn't a ship that size have several anchors on board? Maybe the 'shroom is a secondary anchor.

I'm also game for a trip or two out there to check out the bow and the anchor.

LobstaMan