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AUGUSTINE · stranding

Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 268–269 · No. 9

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Report of Casualty, AUGUSTINE, page 268

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  • Rubber stamps 'ATLANTIC' and 'STRANDING.' present.
  • Checkmarks in pencil next to items 2-6.

Form header

Running number
9
Filed at
Collection District No. 11, Port of PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Received
  • U. S. COAST GUARD. REC'D JUL 26 1919 ANS'D By · 26 Jul 1919
Vessel name written at top
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Other numbers
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Stamps on the form
ATLANTICSTRANDING

Vessel

2 · Name, rig, nationality
AUGUSTINE · Tug, American
6 · Official number
204906
3 · Tonnage
159 Gross - 88 Net
4 · Age or year built
Built in 1908
5 · Port registered
Philadelphia, Pa.
7 · Master and residence
Capt. M. C. Woolford, Baltimore, Md.
8 · Owner and residence
SOUTHERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, Phila., Pa.

Casualty

1 · Date
About 12:15 A.M., March 28th, 1919.
24 · Locality
Lewes, Delaware, inside Breakwater
9–10 · Voyage
Norfolk, Virginia, March 26th, 1919. → New York, N. Y., and Providence, R. I.
27 · Weather
Blowing a gale, stormy night
11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
no passengers, 14 crew, no persons lost
14 · Value of vessel
$150,000.00

25 · Nature of casualty, as written

Grounding

26 · Cause, as written

Dragged anchor in gale

Signature

Signed by
R. C. Moore · Traffic Manager.
Company or by
SOUTHERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
Date signed
July 24th 1919.
Place
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Verbatim from the form. Item labels are approximate; the printed wording varies by year.

1 · Date of casualty
About 12:15 A.M., March 28th, 1919.
2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
American Wooden Tug "AUGUSTINE"
3 · Tonnage
159 Gross - 88 Net
4 · Age or year built
Built in 1908
5 · Port registered
Philadelphia, Pa.
6 · Official number
204906
7 · Master and residence
Capt. M. C. Woolford, Baltimore, Md.
8 · Owner and residence
SOUTHERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, Phila., Pa.
9 · Sailed from
Norfolk, Virginia, March 26th, 1919.
10 · Bound for
New York, N. Y., and Providence, R. I.
11 · Passengers
None
12 · Crew
14
13 · Persons lost
None
14 · Value of vessel
$150,000.00
15 · Value of cargo
No Cargo
16 · Cargo
None
17 · Deck load
No
18 · Overladen
No
19 · Cargo weight
None
20 · Loss or insurance (20)
$2500.00
21 · Loss or insurance (21)
None
22 · Loss or insurance (22)
None
23 · Loss or insurance (23)
None
24 · Locality
Lewes, Delaware, inside Breakwater
25 · Nature of casualty
Grounding
26 · Cause
Dragged anchor in gale
27 · Weather
Blowing a gale, stormy night
28 · Measures taken
Tug was at anchor, but force of wind caused her to drag anchor.
29 · Assistance
Tug "NORTH AMERICA" pulled on her at first, but she was finally floated by Coast Guard Cutter "MORRELL".
30 · Remarks
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