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Event

Coast Guard cutter Sundew breaks St. James Harbor ice (1961)

Also March 28 · 1961 Sundew icebreaking visit

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
WithinSaint James Harbor
ErasModern era

Summary

The Coast Guard cutter Sundew reached St. James Harbor on March 28, 1961, and broke through nearly three feet of ice in about two and a half hours.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper operational notice. It does not provide an official vessel number, log entry, crew list, or independent measurement of the ice.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, April 1961, “Around the Island.”
    Reports the Coast Guard cutter Sundew arriving March 28 and breaking nearly three feet of ice in about two and a half hours. It says Emerald Isle’s first run was scheduled for April 7; no Coast Guard log or official cutter identifier is supplied.