By David Matthews, New York Daily News
A fishing boat that sank with 21 aboard in 1929 has been found off the coast of Nantucket.
The ST Seiner set sail from New London, Connecticut on Jan. 9, 1929, according to Atlantic Wreck Salvage.
The captain made his last report to the Portland Trawling Company on Jan. 18. The ship was due at an unknown destination on Jan. 22 but was never heard from again.
It’s believed that the boat sank in a storm. The company and the Coast Guard mounted a search-and-rescue mission at the time but no survivors were found.
The men who went down with the vessel were from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Newfoundland, Canada.
Atlantic Wreck Salvage’s search vessel D/V Tenacious found a shipwreck on Georges Bank, about 125 miles off the coast of Nantucket, in 2022, but were unable to identify the boat because time and weather conditions prevented a dive.
The team returned to the site in July 2025 and made a number of dives over two days and were able to identify the ship as the Steiner.
“The discovery of a new shipwreck can be bittersweet. While the team celebrates this important historical find, we are mindful of the loss endured by the families, colleagues, and loved one of those who went down with the ship,” Jennifer Sellitti of Atlantic Wreck Salvage said. “We hope this discovery can provide some measure of closure to the descendants of those who perished.”
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