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This is a collection based on historical newspaper archives documenting maritime accidents and casualties. Unlike traditional shipwreck databases that focus primarily on total losses, this archive captures vessels that were stranded and recovered, partial losses, and obscure incidents often missing from websites, books and historical shipwreck databases.

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Orono

VESSEL: Steamer
TYPE: Collision
DATE: March 25, 1903
SIZE:
BUILT:
MASTER:
LOCATION: Entrance to Gedney’s Channel, New York Harbor

SUMMARY:
The steamer Orono was departing from New York bound for Montevideo when it was in collision with the schooner Almeda Willey at the entrance to Gedney’s channel in New York harbor. The Orono suffered considerable damage while the Almeda Willey‘s jibboom, head stays and flying jib were carried away. Both vessels returned to New York.

REFERENCE:
The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts). March 25, 1903. Page 8.

+ Structured Data
Vessel Name: Orono
Vessel Type: Steamer
Country or Flag: Great Britain
Wreck Type: Collision
Incident Type: Collision
Incident Date: 1903-03-25
Incident Year: 1903
Incident Month: 3
Incident Day: 25
Location – By Water: Gedney’s Channel, New York Harbor,
Location – By Land: New York, New York
Lives Lost: 0 deaths
All Hands: false
Injuries: 0 injured
Weather:
Notes: Damaged after collision with schooner Almeda Willey
Total or Recovered: Recovered
Departure Port: New York, New York
Destination Port: Montevideo
Cargo: