The ship was built in 1962 for Danish shipowners J. Lauritzen A/S at Bijkers Shipyard, Gorinchem, Netherlands, and named Raila Dan. In 1969, she was sold to the Dutch shipping company Poseidon and renamed Barok. In 1974, she was sold again, and renamed Carmela. She was then sold and renamed Ytai in 1976, and yet again sold, and renamed Etai the following year. In 1981, she was sold and renamed Carigulf Pioneer, and sold for the final time in 1984 and renamed Arron K. On 6 October 1985, the Arron K. caught fire while sailing from Miami to Venezuela, and was damaged beyond economical repair. On 19 December 1985, the ship was bought and prepared by the Florida Keys Artificial Reef Association, renamed Eagle Tire Co. for the Miami company owned by the businessman who donated $20,000 to the project,[3] and sunk as an artificial reef near Lower Matecumbe Key, Florida.[1] By 2014, the ship's final name had already been largely forgotten, referred to as simply the Eagle Tire or just the Eagle.[3]
Wreckedit
Eagle Tire Co. lies approximately three miles north-east of the Alligator Reef Light, six miles off the coast of the Lower Matecumbe Key, in between 70–115 feet (21–35 m) of water.[2] On 2 September 1998, the wreck was disturbed by Hurricane Georges and split into two separate pieces, 100 feet (30 m) apart.[4]
Referencesedit
^ ab. eaglewreck.info. 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
^ abcdeCenter for Underwater Science (1997). . Indiana University. Archived from the original on 8 October 1999. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
^ abNoga, Edward (11 March 2014). "Other Voices: Memories of sunken Eagle Tire stay afloat". Tire Business. from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2023. Joe Tietelbaum—owner of a marine terminal in Miami and Eagle Tire Co.—donated the 20 Gs to get it prepared and hauled to its final resting place.
^. n-the-florida-keys.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
eagle, ship, eagle, tire, freighter, that, sunk, intentionally, near, lower, matecumbe, florida, become, artificial, reef, diving, spot, history, nameraila, 1962, barok, 1967, carmela, 1974, ytai, 1976, etai, 1977, carigulf, pioneer, 1981, arron, 1984, eagle, . Eagle Tire Co was a freighter that was sunk intentionally near Lower Matecumbe Key Florida to become an artificial reef and diving spot History NameRaila Dan 1962 67 Barok 1967 74 Carmela 1974 76 Ytai 1976 77 Etai 1977 81 Carigulf Pioneer 1981 84 Arron K 1984 85 Eagle Tire Co 1985 2 BuilderBijker s Aannemingsbedrijf N V IJsselwerf Gorinchem Netherlands Yard number167 2 Launched7 July 1962 1 IdentificationIMO number 5289340 FateBadly damaged by fire 6 October 1985 Sunk as an artificial reef 19 December 1985 2 General characteristics 2 TypeCargo ship Length268 ft 6 in 81 84 m Beam40 ft 4 in 12 29 m Depth65 ft 20 m Propulsion1 10 cylinder diesel engine 1 700 shp 1 268 kW Speed12 5 knots 23 2 km h 14 4 mph Contents 1 Ship history 2 Wreck 3 References 4 External linksShip history editThe ship was built in 1962 for Danish shipowners J Lauritzen A S at Bijkers Shipyard Gorinchem Netherlands and named Raila Dan In 1969 she was sold to the Dutch shipping company Poseidon and renamed Barok In 1974 she was sold again and renamed Carmela She was then sold and renamed Ytai in 1976 and yet again sold and renamed Etai the following year In 1981 she was sold and renamed Carigulf Pioneer and sold for the final time in 1984 and renamed Arron K On 6 October 1985 the Arron K caught fire while sailing from Miami to Venezuela and was damaged beyond economical repair On 19 December 1985 the ship was bought and prepared by the Florida Keys Artificial Reef Association renamed Eagle Tire Co for the Miami company owned by the businessman who donated 20 000 to the project 3 and sunk as an artificial reef near Lower Matecumbe Key Florida 1 By 2014 the ship s final name had already been largely forgotten referred to as simply the Eagle Tire or just the Eagle 3 Wreck editEagle Tire Co lies approximately three miles north east of the Alligator Reef Light six miles off the coast of the Lower Matecumbe Key in between 70 115 feet 21 35 m of water 2 On 2 September 1998 the wreck was disturbed by Hurricane Georges and split into two separate pieces 100 feet 30 m apart 4 References edit a b The wreck of the Eagle eaglewreck info 2012 Archived from the original on 15 April 2012 Retrieved 7 February 2012 a b c d e Center for Underwater Science 1997 The Eagle Shipwreck Trail Report Indiana University Archived from the original on 8 October 1999 Retrieved 7 February 2012 a b Noga Edward 11 March 2014 Other Voices Memories of sunken Eagle Tire stay afloat Tire Business Archived from the original on 3 July 2018 Retrieved 24 March 2023 Joe Tietelbaum owner of a marine terminal in Miami and Eagle Tire Co donated the 20 Gs to get it prepared and hauled to its final resting place The Eagle is possibly the best wreck dive site in the Florida Keys Artificial Reef System n the florida keys com Archived from the original on 11 October 2007 Retrieved 7 February 2012 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link External links edit Eagle Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary 2012 Retrieved 7 February 2012 Raila Dan photoship co uk 2011 Archived from the original on 30 January 2013 Retrieved 7 February 2012 Eagle Reef Charts Maps Marine Weather Forecast and Real Time Buoy Reports thiswaytothe net 2012 Archived from the original on 24 May 2012 Retrieved 7 February 2012 24 52 11 N 80 34 13 W 24 86972 N 80 57028 W 24 86972 80 57028 nbsp This article about a specific civilian ship or boat is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eagle ship amp oldid 1215302171, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
