The Bay City Times shocking headlines declared: Lost off Point Aux Barques. The 70' Canadian tug Fred A Lee departed from Sarnia on her proverbial last
voyage of the year. She was heading for her home port of Sault St. Marie,
Ontario. While off the notoriously treacherous waters of the "Thumb" of
Michigan the Lee was to disappear with all hands in lake Huron. The Fred A Lee is a mystery of thirteens; enrolled on June 13, 1886; sunk on
Friday, November 13th 1936; and reported lost 13 miles off point Aux Barques.
According to Capt. Dahlburg of the steamer Munson, "I am certain that it
must have been an explosion aboard the vessel which caused it to sink so
rapidly." What is the truth regarding the loss of the tug Fred Lee with all
hands on that wind-torn afternoon of Friday the 13™, 1936? The final
chapter unfolds as we descend into the cold dark waters to uncover her
secrets and offer new theories as to the reason for her disappearance. |
