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[StartQuote] All; Over on Frank's Mosquito Fleet Exhibit facebook page, an interesting conversation has started, with photos that for me has brought NEW light to the tour boats in this area in the 1950s to 1970s. I always thought PT 486 and an Ex- Air Sea Rescue boat(Big Flamingo owned by CAPT Sinn) were the tour boats in this area. Gerry McGovern, who recently surveyed PT 486 (SIGHTSEER originally owned by Otto Stocker)in Kingston, has brought new information to us. As a young kid, he hung around these boats and has a valuable insight into these boats. There was also PT 728(also as PT 109 owned by CAPT Sinn) and second ELCO tour boat, PT 557.(as PT 109 owned by CAPT Sinn)!! I must admit, I thought only PT 486 worked this area and they just repainted her and changed the name. This new evidence that PT 557 was owned by Roy Sinn too, to me is a bombshell. Gerry, when did PT 557 stop touring? Do you know what happened to her? Are you sure it was PT 557? The reason I ask is because I know PT 558 was named PT Joe and worked out of Lewes, Delaware in the late 1960s and 70s. She sunk off Cape Henlopen at Hen and Chicken Shoals in a storm in 1979. Over the years alot of misinformation has been put out there over the years.This eyewitness info is critical. Thanks for the info Gerry, this is the kind of stuff we need to trace the history of these boats in civilian ownership. Take care, TED [EndQuote]
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