Muscallonge
Year Built
1896
Year Sank
1936
Depth
100 ft (30.5 m)
Difficulty Level
Advanced
Muscallonge
Wreck Location
Three miles east of Brockville, Ontario. Approximately 1 1/2 miles down river from Block House Island.
~ GPS Shipwreck Location ~
Latitude: 44° 36' 17.28" N Longitude: -75° 39' 11.9412" W
Description
The Muscallonge was a wooden tugboat that was built at Port Huron, Michigan in 1896. While towing a barge enroute to Toronto the tug caught fire. The Muscallonge was then run aground and all of the crew got off safely. Eventually the tug broke in two as it slid into deeper water.