The Dora F, the second oldest shrimp fishing vessel operating on the East Coast, broke free from its dock in Brunswick’s East River and sank as Helene unleashed her strongest winds on the Golden Isles early Friday morning.
The vessel, captained by Johnny Ray Bennett, was tied to the Lady Raven and the City Market docks off of Bay Street during the storm, Bruce Collins of City Market said.
The Lady Raven took on water and began to sink, putting pressure on and eventually snapping the line that lashed the Dora F to the dock, he said.
She then floated away from the dock to the north and eventually sank as did the Lady Raven. City Market’s docks were damaged as well.
The Dora F is now submerged about 30 yards to the west of the dock at Mayor’s Point Terminal as salvage efforts are underway.
