Monument to the Lost Vessel the Pelican To Be Unveiled

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The Pelican's original banner is on display at the East Hampton Town Marine Museum in Amagansett. MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The Pelican's original banner is on display at the East Hampton Town Marine Museum in Amagansett. MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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A "dock" constructed at the Montauk Lighthouse will support the glass memorial that will be unveiled memorializing those who died when the Pelican capsized on Labor Day weekend in 1951. DIANE SHERIDAN

Christopher Walsh on Aug 28, 2024
It was on another Labor Day Weekend, this one 73 years ago, when tragedy struck around one mile off the coast of Montauk Point. A 42-foot fishing vessel called the... more

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