Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2015 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ ========================================================================= Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== VESSEL NAME: Barbara Lyn OTHER NAME(s): Sumter OFFICIAL NO: 276723 DATE OF LOSS: 1 October 1990 REASON: Storm LOCATION: Lake Huron, off Huron City RIG TYPE: Tug, propeller HULL TYPE: Aluminum BUILDER: in Alabama, 1958 OWNER(S): Ryba Marine Construction, Cheboygan, MI MASTER: Capt. Joseph Ross TONNAGE: 51 gt DIMENSIONS: 51.16 x 17 x 6.42 CASUALTIES: 1 (Capt. Ross) SURVIVORS: 3 Capsized in heavy weather while towing two construction barges loaded with dredging equipment. ======================================================================== Sources: Newsletter - Lake Huron Lore Marine Society, Oct. 2000 Great Lakes Vessel Index, Bowling Green State University