Jim Devine, chief executive of Howland Hook, said of the property: "It was once a ferry landing and a wrecking yard.
Donald Sultan, who is known for his hedonistic work featuring flowers or lemons, made his 1987 painting of a wreck at sea, "Ferry Sept. 17, 1987," out of rubber, spackle and latex.
The Doña Marilyn wreck, a passenger ferry that sank in 1988, is another interesting dive site.
Resources were diverted to the cargo ship from the ongoing search near the wreck of the ferry, Norman Atlantic.
The crash on May 8 of a Staten Island ferry that was previously involved in a deadly wreck may have been caused by defective parts in the boat's propulsion system, according to a report from federal investigators that was released on Friday.
That's why my plan covered only 50% of the $54,755 charged by Tristate Care Flight to ferry me (by helicopter) from a car wreck in Quartzsite, Ariz., to a hospital in Phoenix.
As the ferry whipped past, my eyes were drawn to the great wreck, which lay on its side with a long, rusty gash in its hull.
Al LaChance, a former Navy diver in Virginia who explored the wreck two decades ago, is building the model based on vintage plans, photos and passengers' descriptions of ferry details.
Other options for active visitors include snorkelling – try Deep Bay, where there is a 100-year-old wreck; diving at Cades Reef (jollydive.com); exploring old fortifications such as Fort Berkeley; and taking the ferry to neighbouring Barbuda to see the frigate bird colony, caves and pink-sand beaches.
Hundreds of people mourning those killed in a ferry disaster blocked the main highway, building barricades of burning tires to protest delays in recovering dozens of bodies from the wreck.
