Tugboat (Caracas Bay)
Tugboat · Curacao · Lost Circa 1980s, exact date not established in the sources reviewed. · The Lesser Antilles
A small harbour tug sunk in Caracas Bay when a ship it was assisting dropped anchor onto its deck, now a shallow snorkel wreck.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
This small tugboat was working in Curaçao's Caracas Bay, reportedly assisting a larger vessel to dock, when the ship's anchor was dropped onto the tug's deck, rupturing the hull and sinking it in shallow water. The exact date is not firmly established, but the wreck has since become one of Curaçao's most popular shallow dive and snorkel sites.
Vessel
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- Steel
- 60 ft
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- Diesel, single screw
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Loss
- Circa 1980s, exact date not established in the sources reviewed.
- Mechanical failure
- Caracas Bay, Curaçao
- Caribbean Sea
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The Wreck Today
- 15 ft
- Fully intact, upright
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- Project AWARE Adopt-A-Dive-Site
Position
- 12.05° N 68.85° W
- Approximate position
- Caracas Bay, Curaçao
Rounded position within Caracas Bay.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Sparsely documented (45/100)
Exact build year, sinking date, and precise cause of loss are not firmly established in the sources reviewed; several differing local accounts exist.
Sinking narrative.
Site description and conservation status.
