Sindia

The Sindia, a four-masted steel bark built in 1887 by Harland and Wolf in Belfast, Ireland, was owned by Anglo American Oil and commanded by Captain Allen McKenzie. Measuring 329 feet in length, with a depth of hold of 26 feet, a breadth of 45 feet, and a net tonnage of 2929, she was en route from Kobe, Japan, to New York City when she was stranded in Ocean City during a southeast storm on December 15, 1901. Just northeast of this site, she lies broadside to the boardwalk with her bow pointing south, carrying a cargo of porcelain, fine china, bamboo matting, camphor oil, manganese ore, and wax. The ship broke in half and flooded on the third day, and much of the cargo was lost, but there was no loss of life because of the heroic efforts of the Ocean City Live Saving Station under the command of Captain J. M. Corson.

Ocean City, New Jersey · United States