Pilgrim Tall Ship Salvage & Vessel Demolition
The Ocean Institute in Dana Point, Calif
Tall Ship Salvage + Vessel Demolition
The Tall Ship Pilgrim Salvage at The Ocean Institute in Dana Point, Calif
Curtin Maritime equipment and crews responded to a 130’ tall ship that had sunk in Dana Pt. Harbor; the vessel was built in 1945.
Project Facts
• Pilgrim was a brig-rigged sailing vessel built in 1825 by Sprague & James
• Pilgrim sank off the North Carolina coast after a fire at sea in 1856.
• A replica of the vessel was based in Dana Point, California.
• Pilgrim was used as a floating classroom with the Ocean Institute in Dana Point, California,
• On March 29, 2020, it was reported that the ship had sunk. The ship began to heel starboard in its dock on March 29, and the decision was made to demolish it.
Curtin Maritime equipment and crews responded to a call that the 130’ tall ship Pilgrim had sunk in Dana Pt. Harbor; the vessel was built in 1945. Our derrick barge Salta Verde initially responded and provided crane support while a salvage company attempted to float the vessel. Unfortunately, salvage efforts were unsuccessful so we brought in another one of our crane barges Salta Verde was replaced by DB Ironbound. Our Lima 2400 crane and clamshell bucket made quick work of disposing of the wreck into one of our hopper barges where it was transported back to Long Beach, Ca. for disposal.
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Location
Dana Point Harbor, Dana Point, Ca,
Client
The Ocean Institute: https://oceaninstitute.org/
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