Folks:

On the evening of 9 August 1947 the fishing vessel, Joffre, was headed
home to Gloucester, MA when her engines caught fire forcing her ten-man
crew to abandon ship.  The vessel sank in over 300 feet of water.  NOAA
archaeologists located the remains of the 105-foot long eastern rig
dragger Joffre and used a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to document its
remains. It is one of over fifty eastern rig draggers that sank in what is
now the Stellwagon Bank National Marine Sanctuary.

You can read about this vessel and other eastern rig draggers that wrecked
within the sanctuary as well as watch video footage from the ROV by
clicking on the link on the MUA home page here:

http://www.themua.org

Best regards,

T. Kurt Knoerl
Director
The MUA
http://www.themua.org