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Edward E. Gillen - WI


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Edward E. Gillen is a boat accessible fresh water dive site, located in WI.

The tug Edward Gillen was a 56.5 foot long steam tug out of Milwaukee, WI. On June 3, 1981, while conducting cable tests with the Coast Guard Cutter the Westwind, shie capsized and sank. The four crew members abandoned the ship and were rescued. Today, the tug sits upright in 73 feet of water about a half mile northwest of the wreck of the Prins Willem V.