HISTORY OF BREAKWATER
WRECKS
29 MARCH 1919
NORWEGIAN STEAMER
JOESPH C. CUNEO
Lewes, Delaware, March
28, 1919 : The Norwegian tramp steamer Joseph C. Cuneo
sank in the Harbor of
Refuge off Cape Henlopen and Lewes, Delaware during an 80 MPH
gale after she became
afloat when her two anchor chains broke and she drifted into the
Breakwater stones and had
her hull stove in and sank quickly.
Also aground on the Cape
was the tug Augustine of the Southern Transportation Company
but is in safe condition.
Part of the crew of the Cuneo and several passengers were rescued
by the crew of the Lewes
Coast Guard Station under the command of Captain John Lynch
.
Other crew members and the
Cuneo Captain , Jorkjend, landed on the beach in safety.
The crew of Lewes Station
answered the distress call with the help of tugs Arabia and
North America, and the
pilot boat Philadelphia
Abstract: Wilmington
Morning News, Saturday, March 29, 1919.
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