Unnamed 40-foot Manistique fishing tug

Vessel

Rig: Tug
Length: 40 ft
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: maritimefishingshipping

Summary

The April 1960 Beaver Beacon describes an unnamed 40-foot fishing tug from Manistique that went aground at Indian Point during a March storm.

Evidence and limits

This is an episode-qualified vessel record. The source does not identify the tug by name or provide a registry, builder, owner, or later history.

Open questions

Can a Coast Guard or vessel-enrollment record identify the tug and document its later disposition?

Sources

Beaver Beacon, April 1960, “Tug in Trouble.”
Describes a 40-foot fishing tug whose three Manistique men sought shelter off Beaver Island during the March 20 storm and went aground at Indian Point. The vessel is unnamed; no registry, builder, owner, construction date, or final disposition is supplied.
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Beaver Beacon, April 1960, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
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Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Unnamed 40-foot Manistique fishing tug”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/vessels/manistique-fishing-tug-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1960, “Tug in Trouble.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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