Posted by Chris on Sun, Jul 21, 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.

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