Posted by Chris
on Sunday, July 21st 2024: Great memories of fishing on the Bronx Queen with my dad for the 1st time in 1968 up until the time it sank in the 80's. It sailed out of a dock on I believe the Bronx River on Westchester Avenue underneath the el. The boat had a storied past as a former World War II sub chaser. There were a few other party fishing boats that were in this marina one that I remember was the Claire which moved up to City Island. The Bronx Queens oddessy ended when it hit debris while returning from a Fall fishing trip and sank pretty quickly. Unfortunately two people died as a result. Last I'd heard a diving company had located the Bronx Queens final resting location and did a salvage dive onto the Bronx Queen. They were able to recover the BQ's bell and other items. Reference ID: BX92470
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