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Year Built 1927 Date Sunk 20 October 1978 Previous Name None Depth 100 feet Gross Tonnage 320 Dimensions 125’ x 24’ x 8’ Vessel Type C. G. Cutter Power Twin Diesels Builder N.Y. Ship Building Official Designation WIX-157 Owner U.S. Coast Guard Location 27022.4 Home Port Yorktown, VA Location 41369.6 Cause of Sinking Collision w/MV Santa Cruz II Location -
In Brief
11 sailors died after this Coast Guard Cutter was struck and sunk by the MV Santa Cruz II. The Marine Casualty Report stated that "possibly contributing to the loss of life in this casualty was the large amount of bedd, personal clothing, and other equipment for which there was no proper stowage or means of securing on Cuyahoga. On impact, this material came adrift, and may have impeded the escape of those men below decks" .
After being raised for the investigation it was determined that the boat was not worth repairing and was resunk near the wreck "John Morgan" as an artificial reef.
The wreck is upright and relatively intact and easy to enter (although entaglement hazards exist) and is considered an excellent lobster wreck.
Source "Shipwrecks of Virginia" Gary Gentile 1992