Sea Wing disaster
Coordinates: 44°32′54″N 92°19′31″W / 44.548458°N 92.325368°W
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Sea Wing |
| Completed: | 1888 |
| General characteristics | |
| Length: | 110 ft |
| Beam: | 20.8 ft |
| Draught: | 4.5 ft |
| Installed power: | 2 steam engines, 10 in diameter, 6 ft stroke |
| Propulsion: | Sternwheel paddleboat |
| Notes: | Former towboat turned excursion boat |
The Sea Wing disaster occurred on July 13, 1890, when a strong squall line overturned the excursion vessel Sea Wing on Lake Pepin near Lake City, Minnesota. About 215 people were aboard the vessel when it was overturned, and as a result 98 people drowned. An excursion barge that was being towed by the Sea Wing was unharmed. It is one of the worst maritime disasters that has occurred on the upper Mississippi River.[1]
Tornadoes had occurred earlier in the evening farther north in the Twin Cities area,[2] but it is believed that downburst winds from a thunderstorm caused the event.[1]
References
- 1 2 Budig, T.W. "Day-long excursion on Lake Pepin turns into one of the deadliest disasters on Upper Mississippi". EMC. Archived from the original on 2008-04-17. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
- ↑ Seeley, Mark W. (2006). Minnesota Weather Almanac. Minnesota Historical Society press. pp. 185–186. ISBN 0-87351-554-4.
External links
- Sea Wing Disaster in MNopedia, the Minnesota Encyclopedia
- Virtual cemetery for the victims on Find a Grave
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