34040. (photo) Freighter Monica Smith Aground off Race Point, Provincetown c.1960.
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34040. (photo) Freighter Monica Smith Aground off Race Point, Provincetown c.1960.
- (photo) Freighter Monica Smith Aground off Race Point, Provincetown c.1960. Clear, close, original 8” x 10” press photo shows excellent detail of the Swedish freighter Monica Smith hard aground on the beach at Hatches Harbor, just south of Race Point Light station. It was on the night of February 20, 1960 that the 258-foot Swedish freighter ran aground during a “clear-skied gale”. According to The Cape Codder, “Thousands of cars streamed to the State Beach at Provincetown, parked and their occupants walked the mile or so down the beach to scratch initials on the ship’s plates.” It would take several attempts and six days before the vessel was able to resume its run from New Bedford to Nova Scotia. Photo is b/w of the time. Clear, close view, great detail. (VG+). $28.