SUSAN ROSE

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Trawler raised one year after grounding to be sunk again

The 'Susan Rose' was raised off Point Pleasant Beach on Nov 19, 2024, by the crance barge 'RMG 400'. The Resolve Marine and Northstar Marine were carrying out the work. The U.S. Coast Guard, state Department of Environmental Protection, state and local police and the Ocean County Sherriff's Department were monitoring the salvage. Once the wreck was above the water marine batteries and the remaining oil were removed from. The trawler grounded on the beach on Nov. 17, 2023, ,when it was approaching the Manasquan Inlet but missed the entrance. The Town Dock then hired a salvage company to tow the vessel to a shipyard in Staten Island a few days later, but the vessel took on water and sank 3,000 feet off the beach in 50 feet of water. while 6,000 gallons of fuel were removed from the vessel after the grounding, 100 gallons of oil products still remained. The wreck, well-preserved but covered in sea grass and other marine life, was then towed to a commercial fishing dock along Inlet Drive in Point Pleasant Beach where it remained as of Nov 20. Its future will see a return to the bottom for a new life helping anglers reel in their catch. Reports with photos and video: https://eu.app.com/story/news/local/brick-point-pleasant/point-pleasant-beach/2024/11/20/sunken-boat-susan-rose-salvaged-point-pleasant-beach-ocean/76434370007/ https://maritime-executive.com/article/video-resolve-marine-raises-wreck-of-the-susan-rose https://lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com/2024/11/fishing-boat-raised-from-the-deep-and-docked-in-point-pleasant-but-will-be-re-sunk/