Posted by Brendon Baillod on January 05, 1999 at 22:37:09:
For those of you looking to add this vessel to your wreck
databases, I pulled the demographics on the Linda E
yesterday. They are as follows:
Original name: Le Clair Bros.
Official number: 236906
Built: 1937 at Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Built by: Burger Boat Co.
Original type: Steel hulled oil screw fish tug
Tonnage 29 gt., 20 nt.
Dims: 39.8 x 13.0 x 5.7 ft.
Accident Type: Went missing
Location: Southeast of Port Washington, Wisconsin
Date: December 11, 1998
Accident notes: Went missing in calm clear weather
Build notes: Later renamed Linda E, converted to gas engine.