S/V Marques - Brenton Point, RI
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jiggs11
N 41° 27.023 W 071° 21.284
19T E 303310 N 4591432
Simple marker dedicated to the crew of the S/V Marques lost with 19 of 28 hands in 1984.
Waymark Code: WM11C2J
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Date Posted: 09/24/2019
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On 3June, 1984 the Tall Ship Marquez was a participant in the Cutty Sark International Tall Ships Race between Bermuda and Nova Scotia. She carried a manifest of 28 crew and trainees.
Approximately 80 miles northeast of Bermuda she encountered a violent squall. Within seconds she took on water and rapidly sank. Only 8 were able to reach a lifeboat and were subsequently rescued.
Marker text reads:
S/V MARQUES
Lost at sea
June 3, 1984
In memoriam
Stuart Finlay Susan Peterson Howell
Captain Counselor
Crew and Trainees
Jan Brims • Benjamin Bryant • Aloma Finlay • Christopher Finlay • Janis Gravleis • Jack Heath • Thelma Heath • Rodney Hector • Thomas LeBel • Andrea Lee • Carl Mason • James McAleer • Peter Messer-Bennetts • Augustine Nathaniel • Clyde Raybowen • Stanley Seon • Gillian Shaughnessy
Requiescant in Pace
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Park hours are daily dawn til dusk.
Entrance fees (if any):
Free.
Sponsor(s): Unknown
Parking coordinates: Not Listed
Date dedicated: Not listed
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