Montauk Lost at Sea Memorial

Montauk Lost at Sea Memorial The Lost At Sea memorial an 8-foot, 2,600 pound bronze statue of a fisherman is hoisted atop a 7-foot-high 12 ton granite base near the Montauk lighthouse.

The base is inscribed with 120 names of East End fishermen lost at sea. "In Remembrance of Those Lost at Sea While Fishing These Waters"

NAME -- DATE LOST -- AGE

Jeremiah Conkling -- 2-24-1719 -- 24

Lewis Mulford -- 2-24-1719 -- 26

Henry Parsons -- 2-24-1719 -- 29

William Skellinx -- 2-24-1719 --24

Dick -- 1-17-1753

Daniel Baker -- 1-17-1753 -- 61

Jacob Skellinx -- 1-17-1753 -- 51

Capt. C

larke's Son -- 1766

Henry Miller -- 1770

Henry Miller -- 1775

John Hand -- 1-25-1826 -- 31

Theodorus Miller -- 1-15-1830 -- 19

Jonathan Miller -- 3-1834 -- 14

Collins King -- 4-19-1834

Daniel Brown -- 10-10-1834

David Leek -- 10-10-1834 -- 25

Erastus Halsey -- 10-10-1834

William Schellenger -- 10-10-1834 -- 28

Samuel Ludlow -- 10-10-1834

Charles Howell -- 10-10-1834

Sylvester Stanborough -- 10-10-1834

Henry Miller -- 10-10-1834

Benjamin Payne -- 10-10-1834

Edward Jennings -- 10-10-1834

Edward Glover -- 1-14-1836 -- 29

Abraham Osborn -- 1-1-1838 -- 30

Charles Payne -- 1-4-1838 -- 30

Richard Topping -- 2-1-1838 -- 29

Stratton Harlow -- 10-31-1838 -- 27

John Howell -- 7-23-1840 -- 28

George Mulford -- 2-6-1842 -- 23

George Perry -- 1842

Oliver Nickerson -- 7-28-1843 -- 25

Issac Post -- 1843

Johiel Penny -- 6-28-1843

Issac Platt -- 2-6-1845

Charles Issacs -- 7-1845 -- 18

David V.R. Conkling -- 7-1845 -- 41

William Pierson -- 6-1-1846 -- 30

Jonathan Salmon -- 12-5-1847

Manuel Oliver -- 8-1848

Samuel Coles -- 1850

George Brown -- 1853

Robert Weeks -- 5-1-1856 -- 23

Emmett Osborne -- 1856

Charles Bennett -- 7-1857 -- 25

William Bennett -- 7-1857 -- 25

James Hamilton -- 1866

Samuel Reeves -- 1866

William Fowler -- 1866

Jeremiah Loper -- 1866

Edward Fowler -- 1866

J.A. Fields -- 1866 -- 26

John Rhoderick -- 1866

Thomas Aldridge -- 1866

Thomas Higgins -- 1866

R.B. Vernon -- 1866

Alex Schultz -- 1866

P. Mettz -- 1866

G. Stertof -- 1866

W.A. Bachr -- 1866

F.J. Morton -- 1866

A. McDonald -- 1866

Edward Parker -- 1866

A. Bronce -- 1866

H. Dugan -- 1866

T.J. Seeley -- 1866

W.J. Johnson -- 1866

S.A. Howard -- 1866

Thomas Lee -- 1866

Bob Kanaka -- 1866

Joseph Menday -- 11-1868

Milton Tryon -- 11-1868

Albert Edwards -- 12-18-1873

Moses Walker -- 10-15-1885

Ferdinand Lee -- 10-15-1885

W.M. Garrison Lee -- 10-15-1885

Wilber King -- 12-5-1902 -- 29

Oscar Berg -- 12-9-1915 -- 35

Nathaniel Edwards -- 2-19-1937 -- 22

Benjamin Tuthill -- 8-21-1938 -- 48

Jesse Hodge -- 9-21-1938

David Starvi -- 9-21-1938

Elton Smith -- 9-21-1938

Samuel Coleman -- 9-21-1938

Kermit Forsett -- 9-21-1938

Roy Griffin -- 9-21-1938

Samuel Edwards -- 9-21-1938 -- 35

Vivian Smith -- 9-21-1938 -- 30

Herbert Fields -- 9-21-1938 -- 36

Gilbert Edwards -- 9-21-1938 -- 30

Claude Burrows -- 9-21-1938

Seth Scribner -- 9-21-1938 -- 30

William Dunn -- 9-22-1949 -- 51

Edward Carroll -- 9-1-1951 -- 33

Kenneth Lester -- 4-26-1952 -- 30

Fred Tonner -- 9-24-1953 -- 57

Eugene Anderson -- 12-10-1960 -- 28

William Anderson Jr. -- 12-10-1960 -- 32

Claude Malliet -- 11-12-1978 -- 31

Raymond Banks -- 11-12-1978 -- 23

Richard Vigilante -- 11-12-1978 -- 42

Victor Crump -- 11-31-1980 -- 28

Michael Vigilante -- 3-29-1984 -- 19

David Connick -- 3-29-1984 -- 23

Scott Clark -- 3-29-1984 -- 19

Michael Stedman -- 3-29 1984 -- 32

Edward Trufanoff -- 5-12-1985 -- 33

Sidney Havens -- 5-12-1985 -- 57

Thomas Anderson -- 4-11-1988 -- 45

Scott Gates -- 11-20-1989 -- 21

Matthew MacKey -- 6-24-1990 -- 23

Herbert Zickmund -- 5-4-1992 -- 63

Edmund Sabo -- 3-3-1993 -- 27

Joseph Hodnik -- 3-3-1993 -- 26

Herman Wendel -- 11-8-1993 -- 40 *Father of Erin, Christine & Paul

Tovey Lesnikowski -- 10-9-1994 -- 34

John Grimley -- 12-30-1995 -- 44

Norman Edwards -- 5-16-1997 -- 76

William Myers -- 2-21-1996 -- 41

James Szekely -- 11-29-1998 -- 51

Thank goodness no one was hurt. Just a reminder of the dangers a commercial fisherman faces.
03/11/2019

Thank goodness no one was hurt. Just a reminder of the dangers a commercial fisherman faces.

The crew of a Hampton Bays-based commercial fishing boat were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after their vessel sank in rough

Praying...
07/04/2017

Praying...

The crew member of the "Miss Shauna" was last seen yesterday afternoon on the boat about 25 to 30 miles south of Montauk.

03/25/2014

NAME -- DATE LOST -- AGE

Jeremiah Conkling -- 2-24-1719 -- 24
Lewis Mulford -- 2-24-1719 -- 26
Henry Parsons -- 2-24-1719 -- 29
William Skellinx -- 2-24-1719 --24
Dick -- 1-17-1753
Daniel Baker -- 1-17-1753 -- 61
Jacob Skellinx -- 1-17-1753 -- 51
Capt. Clarke's Son -- 1766
Henry Miller -- 1770
Henry Miller -- 1775
John Hand -- 1-25-1826 -- 31
Theodorus Miller -- 1-15-1830 -- 19
Jonathan Miller -- 3-1834 -- 14
Collins King -- 4-19-1834
Daniel Brown -- 10-10-1834
David Leek -- 10-10-1834 -- 25
Erastus Halsey -- 10-10-1834
William Schellenger -- 10-10-1834 -- 28
Samuel Ludlow -- 10-10-1834
Charles Howell -- 10-10-1834
Sylvester Stanborough -- 10-10-1834
Henry Miller -- 10-10-1834
Benjamin Payne -- 10-10-1834
Edward Jennings -- 10-10-1834
Edward Glover -- 1-14-1836 -- 29
Abraham Osborn -- 1-1-1838 -- 30
Charles Payne -- 1-4-1838 -- 30
Richard Topping -- 2-1-1838 -- 29
Stratton Harlow -- 10-31-1838 -- 27
John Howell -- 7-23-1840 -- 28
George Mulford -- 2-6-1842 -- 23
George Perry -- 1842
Oliver Nickerson -- 7-28-1843 -- 25
Issac Post -- 1843
Johiel Penny -- 6-28-1843
Issac Platt -- 2-6-1845
Charles Issacs -- 7-1845 -- 18
David V.R. Conkling -- 7-1845 -- 41
William Pierson -- 6-1-1846 -- 30
Jonathan Salmon -- 12-5-1847
Manuel Oliver -- 8-1848
Samuel Coles -- 1850
George Brown -- 1853
Robert Weeks -- 5-1-1856 -- 23
Emmett Osborne -- 1856
Charles Bennett -- 7-1857 -- 25
William Bennett -- 7-1857 -- 25
James Hamilton -- 1866
Samuel Reeves -- 1866
William Fowler -- 1866
Jeremiah Loper -- 1866
Edward Fowler -- 1866
J.A. Fields -- 1866 -- 26
John Rhoderick -- 1866
Thomas Aldridge -- 1866
Thomas Higgins -- 1866
R.B. Vernon -- 1866
Alex Schultz -- 1866
P. Mettz -- 1866
G. Stertof -- 1866
W.A. Bachr -- 1866
F.J. Morton -- 1866
A. McDonald -- 1866
Edward Parker -- 1866
A. Bronce -- 1866
H. Dugan -- 1866
T.J. Seeley -- 1866
W.J. Johnson -- 1866
S.A. Howard -- 1866
Thomas Lee -- 1866
Bob Kanaka -- 1866
Joseph Menday -- 11-1868
Milton Tryon -- 11-1868
Albert Edwards -- 12-18-1873
Moses Walker -- 10-15-1885
Ferdinand Lee -- 10-15-1885
W.M. Garrison Lee -- 10-15-1885
Wilber King -- 12-5-1902 -- 29
Oscar Berg -- 12-9-1915 -- 35
Nathaniel Edwards -- 2-19-1937 -- 22
Benjamin Tuthill -- 8-21-1938 -- 48
Jesse Hodge -- 9-21-1938
David Starvi -- 9-21-1938
Elton Smith -- 9-21-1938
Samuel Coleman -- 9-21-1938
Kermit Forsett -- 9-21-1938
Roy Griffin -- 9-21-1938
Samuel Edwards -- 9-21-1938 -- 35
Vivian Smith -- 9-21-1938 -- 30
Herbert Fields -- 9-21-1938 -- 36
Gilbert Edwards -- 9-21-1938 -- 30
Claude Burrows -- 9-21-1938
Seth Scribner -- 9-21-1938 -- 30
William Dunn -- 9-22-1949 -- 51
Edward Carroll -- 9-1-1951 -- 33
Kenneth Lester -- 4-26-1952 -- 30
Fred Tonner -- 9-24-1953 -- 57
Eugene Anderson -- 12-10-1960 -- 28
William Anderson Jr. -- 12-10-1960 -- 32
Claude Malliet -- 11-12-1978 -- 31
Raymond Banks -- 11-12-1978 -- 23
Richard Vigilante -- 11-12-1978 -- 42
Victor Crump -- 11-31-1980 -- 28
Michael Vigilante -- 3-29-1984 -- 19
David Connick -- 3-29-1984 -- 23
Scott Clark -- 3-29-1984 -- 19
Michael Stedman -- 3-29 1984 -- 32
Edward Trufanoff -- 5-12-1985 -- 33
Sidney Havens -- 5-12-1985 -- 57
Thomas Anderson -- 4-11-1988 -- 45
Scott Gates -- 11-20-1989 -- 21
Matthew MacKey -- 6-24-1990 -- 23
Herbert Zickmund -- 5-4-1992 -- 63
Edmund Sabo -- 3-3-1993 -- 27
Joseph Hodnik -- 3-3-1993 -- 26
Herman Wendel -- 11-8-1993 -- 40 *Father of Erin, Christine & Paul
Tovey Lesnikowski -- 10-9-1994 -- 34
John Grimley -- 12-30-1995 -- 44
Norman Edwards -- 5-16-1997 -- 76
William Myers -- 2-21-1996 -- 41
James Szekely -- 11-29-1998 -- 51

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