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Capt. Edward

Also Captain Edward

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TypeVessel
ErasModern era
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Vessel
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
fishingmaritime

Summary

The Capt. Edward was the fishing boat on which Matt Jensen left Beaver Island on July 28, 1962. The August notice reports it found aground near Manistique.

Evidence and limits

This is a source-qualified vessel record. No registry, builder, official number, or independent grounding report is currently held.

Sources

  1. Identifies Capt. Edward as Matt Jensen’s fish boat, reports it found aground near Manistique after it was reported missing, and says it commonly brought whitefish into Beaver Island harbor. It provides no registration, dimensions, ownership record, or official casualty report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1962-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Capt. Edward”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/vessels/capt-edward/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1962, “Obituaries.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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