The Tragedy of the Pelican

Program Type:

Lectures

Age Group:

Adults
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Program Description

Event Details

Mia Certic, Executive Director of the Montauk Historical Society will present the story of the Pelican, a Montauk fishing boat capsized by a violent, freak squall Labor Day weekend in 1951. One positive outcome of this terrible loss of life was a new set of regulations for small fishing vessels, resulting in a much safer sport.

Disclaimer(s)

This program will take place via Zoom and streamed on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/thesmithtownlibrary).  A link to join the Zoom program will be sent to the email address associated with your library card the day before the program.