Schooners that graced a Maine-themed quarter or hosted Cousteau rest at the bottom of a NYC canal
Crew is working with insurers and salvage experts as maritime groups press for answers about how the century-old vessels sank.
- In early July, the 121-foot Pilot and 128-foot Victory Chimes sank while docked in Brooklyn's Henry Street Basin, and both vessels remain submerged as salvage assessments proceed.
- The 128-foot Victory Chimes, which dates to 1900, is the last surviving Chesapeake ram, while the century-old Pilot once ferried maritime pilots in Boston Harbor and hosted explorer Jacques Cousteau.
- Crew CEO Alex Pincus said the firm is working with insurers and marine salvage experts, describing raising wooden vessels as a "highly complex operation" requiring specialized equipment and careful planning.
- Charlie Weidman of Charlie's Marine Service described himself as "unsentimental" about the sinkings, while maritime groups are demanding answers about why the historic vessels went down.
- Steve Bromage, executive director of the Maine Historical Society, called the loss "heartbreaking for Maine and the nation's maritime heritage," though rebuilding remains unlikely due to the scarcity of original timber.
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NBC BostonHistoric schooners that graced a state quarter now rest at bottom of a Brooklyn canal
The Pilot and the Victory Chimes sank near Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal in July, and the company that owns them hasn't decided what to about it yet.
Maine Historical Society Bemoans Sinking Of Schooner Victory Chimes, Hopes It Can Be Salvaged
The state’s top historian decried the recent sinking of a legendary Maine schooner, expressing hopes its owner can raise it from New York harbor. The loss of the ship is “heartbreaking for Maine and the nation’s maritime heritage” because it’s the last schooner of its type, Steve Bromage, executive director of the Maine Historical Society, [...]
Schooners that graced a Maine-themed quarter or hosted Cousteau rest a
For more than a century, the Pilot and the Victory Chimes — two historic schooners with towering sails — have between them served the country in wartime, hosted the likes of Jacques Cousteau and graced the Maine
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Schooners that graced a Maine-themed quarter or hosted Cousteau rest at the bottom of a NYC canal
The company that owns two historic schooners that sank near Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal two months ago hasn't decided what to do with them yet.
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