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- Item 5 has a faint check mark next to it.
- Item 8 has ditto marks referring back to item 7.
- Item 20 has '$1,325.' added in pencil.
- Item 21 has ditto marks referring back to item 20.
- Item 24 has 'Long Island N.Y.' added in pencil.
- A faint stamp reading 'Total' is visible in the right margin near item 20.
- A check mark appears to be placed next to items 3, 4, 5, 6.
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Form header
- Running number
- 24
- Filed at
- Port of Patchogue, N.Y. New York No. 10 Collection District.
- Received
- U. S. COAST GUARD REC'D AUG 4 1919 ANS'D By · 4 Aug 1919
- Vessel name written at top
- Rebecca M
- Other numbers
- —
Vessel
- 2 · Name, rig, nationality
- Rebecca M. Wood. · Gs Sch., American
- 6 · Official number
- 110727
- 3 · Tonnage
- 15 Gross 14 Net
- 4 · Age or year built
- Not known; built in the year 1887
- 5 · Port registered
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Patchogue, N.Y. - 7 · Master and residence
- Charles H. Verity, Baldwin, N.Y.
- 8 · Owner and residence
- “ “ “ “
Casualty
- 1 · Date
- July 26, 1919 at 4. P.M.
- 24 · Locality
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East side of Jones Inlet Bar Long Island N.Y. - 9–10 · Voyage
- South Amboy N.J. July 26 6 AM → Long Beach N.Y.
- 27 · Weather
- Fresh breeze south-south west Rough sea. day.
- 11–13 · Passengers / crew / lost
- no passengers, Two crew, no persons lost
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $1,000.
25 · Nature of casualty, as written
Stranded
26 · Cause, as written
Mistook channel bouys
Signature
- Signed by
- Chas H Verity · Owner and Master.
- Company or by
- —
- Date signed
- July 30 1919
- Place
- —
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- 1 · Date of casualty
- July 26, 1919 at 4. P.M.
- 2 · Vessel, rig, nationality
- American Gs Sch. Rebecca M. Wood.
- 3 · Tonnage
- 15 Gross 14 Net
- 4 · Age or year built
- Not known; built in the year 1887
- 5 · Port registered
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Patchogue, N.Y. - 6 · Official number
- No 110 727.
- 7 · Master and residence
- Charles H. Verity, Baldwin, N.Y.
- 8 · Owner and residence
- “ “ “ “
- 9 · Sailed from
- South Amboy N.J. July 26 6 AM
- 10 · Bound for
- Long Beach N.Y.
- 11 · Passengers
- No
- 12 · Crew
- Two
- 13 · Persons lost
- No
- 14 · Value of vessel
- $1,000.
- 15 · Value of cargo
- $325.
- 16 · Cargo
- Soft coal
- 17 · Deck load
- Yes
- 18 · Overladen
- No
- 19 · Cargo weight
- 34 Tons.
- 20 · Loss or insurance (20)
- Total loss. $1,325.
- 21 · Loss or insurance (21)
- “ “ “
- 22 · Loss or insurance (22)
- No.
- 23 · Loss or insurance (23)
- Not known
- 24 · Locality
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East side of Jones Inlet Bar Long Island N.Y. - 25 · Nature of casualty
- Stranded
- 26 · Cause
- Mistook channel bouys
- 27 · Weather
- Fresh breeze south-south west Rough sea. day.
- 28 · Measures taken
- Tryed to free her of load.
- 29 · Assistance
- By Coast Guard Sta 88.
- 30 · Remarks
- The sea was rough and breaking over her she soon filled with water and soon sank.