Local Dive Sites | J.B. King
The "King" was a 140 ft. wooden drill barge owned by John P. Porter
and sons of St. Catherines. She was engaged in drilling and blasting to deepen
the "narrows" to 27 ft. when she was struck by lightening and exploded
June 26, 1930. U.S. Revenue Cutter "Succor" (CG 211) was patrolling
nearby and heard the explosion and racing to the scene recovered 10 of the total
11 that survived out of a total 43 that had been on board.
The site is just north of Cockburn Island in quick current and runs from 40
ft. to 155 ft. of depth at the edge of the downstream lane of the shipping channel.
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Dive
site description
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Object
description
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| Lake / river |
St. Lawrence River |
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Official name |
John B. King & Co. |
| GPS Coordinates |
N43 33.4600
W75 42.4300 |
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Also known as |
- |
| Access |
Shore / boat |
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Type |
Drilling barge |
| Description |
Shipwreck |
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Material |
Wood |
| Min. / max. depth |
80-150 ft + |
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Propulsion |
n/a |
| Visibility |
4-12 ft |
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Cargo |
None |
| Current |
Strong |
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Built by / at |
n/a |
| Level |
Advanced |
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Built / lauch date |
n/a |
| Thermocline |
n/a |
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Sunk / flooded |
June 26th, 1930 |
| Bottom type |
n/a |
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Dimensions |
140 ft |
| Boat traffic |
Heavy |
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Position |
n/a |
| Hazards |
See description |
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