Catalogue #	Title	Type	Subject	Description
2022.613.3106	Sinking Barge	Publication, Newspaper	Vessels, Boat	Bar Harbor Times article about the Beal and Bunker Barge, the Moleska, sinking just off of Islesford. Clarence Beal and Harvey Bunker were aboard the vessel when it collided into the old steamboat wharf. At the time the barge was carrying a drilling rig, and this rig got caught causing the damage. The moleska got towed away back to Great Cranberry Island, where it was beached and underwent repair. On the way to GCI the moleska hit another boat, causing that boat to also have to be beached and repaired. As for the oil rig, it was towed out of the water and mechanics were able to get it up and running again.	Sinking Barge Catalogue #: 2022.613.3106    Type: Publication, Newspaper Subject: Vessels, Boat Date: 1972 Materials: Paper Description: Bar Harbor Times article about the Beal and Bunker Barge, the Moleska, sinking just off of Islesford. Clarence Beal and Harvey Bunker were aboard the vessel when it collided into the old steamboat wharf. At the time the barge was carrying a drilling rig, and this rig got caught causing the damage. The moleska got towed away back to Great Cranberry Island, where it was beached and underwent repair. On the way to GCI the moleska hit another boat, causing that boat to also have to be beached and repaired. As for the oil rig, it was towed out of the water and mechanics were able to get it up and running again. [show more]
2014.509.3000	"American Marksmanship Claims British Vessel."	Publication, Newspaper	Vessels, Boat	"American Marksmanship Claims British Vessel." - Part 185 of Fred Humiston's "Blue Water Men - and Women." This story is about Edward Preble, it starts by telling of Preble's youth as a farm boy and his journey with learning how to be a seaman. The story then switches over to the story of a navy ship that fired a deadly shot to a British ship. This part says " The 'protector' fired a deadly raking broadside, which brought down the mizzenmast and set the main top-gallant afire."	"American Marksmanship Claims British Vessel." Catalogue #: 2014.509.3000    Type: Publication, Newspaper Subject: Vessels, Boat Creator: Fred Humiston Date: 1965-01-01 Place: Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island Materials: Paper Description: "American Marksmanship Claims British Vessel." - Part 185 of Fred Humiston's "Blue Water Men - and Women." This story is about Edward Preble, it starts by telling of Preble's youth as a farm boy and his journey with learning how to be a seaman. The story then switches over to the story of a navy ship that fired a deadly shot to a British ship. This part says " The 'protector' fired a deadly raking broadside, which brought down the mizzenmast and set the main top-gallant afire." [show more]
2001.111.958	Uncle Edgar's Lobster Boat" By Deig Marie	Publication, Book	Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat	Copy of "Uncle Edgar's Lobster Boat" By Deig Marie. Presented to the Islesford Library in the Summer of 2001	Uncle Edgar's Lobster Boat" By Deig Marie Catalogue #: 2001.111.958    Type: Publication, Book Subject: Vessels, Boat, Lobster Boat Description: Copy of "Uncle Edgar's Lobster Boat" By Deig Marie. Presented to the Islesford Library in the Summer of 2001

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