The Wreck Files

Casco · foundering

Report of Casualty, 2 pages · T925-0005, pp. 197–198 · No. 949

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Report of Casualty, Casco, page 197

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  • Item 3: penciled 'Net 8' in label column.
  • Item 5 text is overwritten and difficult to read.
  • Item 14 has a dollar sign before the amount.

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Form header

Running number
949
Filed at
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Received
  • U.S. COAST GUARD JAN 11 1921 ANS'D By · 11 Jan 1921
Vessel name written at top
Casco
Other numbers
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Vessel

2 · Name, rig, nationality
Casco · 2 mast, Am
6 · Official number
213422Also written nearby: 8
3 · Tonnage
12 Gross
4 · Age or year built
unknown (6 years)
5 · Port registered
Machias Me. [illegible]s, Me. [illegible] Me. [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
7 · Master and residence
Machias port. me W[illegible] [illegible]ater
8 · Owner and residence
" "

Casualty

1 · Date
Sept 15 th 1918 12 AM
24 · Locality
West. Nash Island, Milbridge Me
9–10 · Voyage
Fog Island Sept 15 th 1918. → Machiasport, Me
27 · Weather
Starlight
11–13 · Passengers / crew / lostCheck scan
no passengers, Master + 1 man crew, no persons lost
14 · Value of vessel
$ 600.

25 · Nature of casualty, as written

foundered

26 · Cause, as written

Leaking

Signature

Signed by
William F Curtis · Owner
Company or by
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Date signed
Dec 17th, 1920
Place
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1 · Date of casualty
Sept 15 th 1918 12 AM
2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
Wood, 2 mast, Am, Casco
3 · Tonnage
12 Gross
4 · Age or year built
unknown (6 years)
5 · Port registered
Machias Me. [illegible]s, Me. [illegible] Me. [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
6 · Official number
213422
7 · Master and residence
Machias port. me W[illegible] [illegible]ater
8 · Owner and residence
" "
9 · Sailed from
Fog Island Sept 15 th 1918.
10 · Bound for
Machiasport, Me
11 · Passengers
none
12 · CrewCheck scan
Master + 1 man
13 · Persons lost
none
14 · Value of vessel
$ 600.
15 · Value of cargo
300.
16 · Cargo
Fish
17 · Deck load
no
18 · Overladen
no
19 · Cargo weight
4 ton
20 · Loss or insurance (20)
400.
21 · Loss or insurance (21)
Total
22 · Loss or insurance (22)
$ 500.
23 · Loss or insurance (23)
none
24 · Locality
West. Nash Island, Milbridge Me
25 · Nature of casualty
foundered
26 · Cause
Leaking
27 · Weather
Starlight
28 · Measures taken
Pumping
29 · Assistance
Crew only
30 · Remarks
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