Delray Wreck | |
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Type | Shipwreck |
Location | Delray Beach, Florida |
Coordinates | 26°27′13″N 80°03′22″W / 26.45361°N 80.05611°W |
Delray Wreck is a site offshore in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Delray Beach. It is the site of the sinking of the steamship SS Inchulva during a hurricane in 1903. [1] Nine men died in the accident. The wreck is located about 150 yards (140 m) offshore. [2] It is now a popular dive site. [3] [4] A historical marker now stands on the city's multi-use path commemorating the wreck. [5]
The captain of the ship, Captain Davis, as well as his chief officer, a second officer, and a seaman from the ship, were tried before a naval court in Jacksonville, Florida, on September 19 for causing the accident. The Court exonerated the captain and the crew from all blame. [6]
In 1981 the city of Delray Beach, Florida paid $25,000 to settle a lawsuit stemming from a 1981 diving accident at the wreck. [7]
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