''John B. Caddell'', formerly ''YO-140'', was a 712 gross register tonnage, , previously United States- flagged water tanker. The ship was wrecked on

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due to the

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History

The ship was originally built as the

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''John B. Caddell'' at RTC Shipbuilding of

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, in 1941 for Chester A. Poling Inc. The ship was constructed as a single hull tankship, long, beam of , and draft of . She was documented by the

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(Official No. 241204) for coastwise unrestricted voyages. The reason for the choice of the ship's name was not known. A

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n, John B. Caddell founded what is now the Caddell Dry Dock and Repair Co., Inc. in New York City in 1903, and the company is headed by his grandson John B. Caddell II. On 19 August 1942, ''John B. Caddell'' was acquired by the

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and was placed in service with the 5th Naval District at Norfolk, Virginia as yard oiler ''YO-140''; she was restored to commercial service under her original name in 1946. She was last registered to Poling & Cutler Marine Transport Co, New York, though her U.S. Coast Guard documentation expired on 30 April 2011. She was sold to Nigerian interests in 2009 but prevented from sailing by the U.S. Coast Guard.

Hurricane Sandy grounding

On 29 October 2012, during

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, ''John B. Caddell'' was pulled from her moorings and driven ashore about a mile away onto Front Street in the Stapleton neighborhood of

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. She suffered numerous hull breaches on her starboard side and one on her port side. The U.S. Coast Guard, assisted by the

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, took responsibility for her removal as an environmental and navigational hazard since no owner came forward. In February 2013, a court declared the vessel abandoned and ordered her sold at auction. ''John B. Caddell'' was stored at a marine facility in Rossville until she was purchased for $25,000 on 6 June 2013, by Donjon Marine Co. Inc., owner of the storage yard, to be

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and scrapped.

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