Newport in Newport County, Rhode Island — The American Northeast (New England)

S/V Marques

Lost at Sea

— June 3, 1984 —

S/V Marques Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 8, 2011

1. S/V Marques Marker

Inscription. In memoriam
Stuart Finlay Susan Peterson Howell
Captain Counselor

Crew and Trainees
Jan Brims • Benjamin Bryant • Aloma Finlay • Christopher Finlay • Janis Gravleis • Jack Heath • Thelma Heath • Rodney Hector • Thomas LeBel • Andrea Lee • Carl Mason • James McAleer • Peter Messer-Bennetts • Augustine Nathaniel • Clyde Raybowen • Stanley Seon • Gillian Shaughnessy

Requiescant in Pace

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Notable Events. In addition, it is included in the Lost at Sea series list.

Location. 41° 27.023′ N, 71° 21.284′ W. Marker is in Newport, Rhode Island, in Newport County. It is on Ocean Drive, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located in Brenton Point State Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newport RI 02840, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Narragansett Bay

and in Newport and Aquidneck Island.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the

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North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: RI Pilots of Brenton Reef Pilot Station (here, next to this marker); Brenton Point Maritime Memorial (here, next to this marker); EgyptAir Flight 990 Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Portuguese Navigators Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Portuguese Navigators: Pioneers in Maritime Exploration (within shouting distance of this marker); The Rocky Shore (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brenton Point State Park (about 500 feet away); Missing at Sea May 7, 2007 (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport.

Additional commentary.
1. S/V Marques Incident
The following background information is from the United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit, heard May 5, 1995 and decided June 19, 1995:

“On June 3, 1984, the Tall Ship S/V MARQUES, a participant

Memorial in Brenton Point State Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 8, 2011

2. Memorial in Brenton Point State Park

The S/V Marques marker is one of several located near the nautical flag in Brenton Point State Park.

in the Cutty Sark International Tall Ships Race between Bermuda and Nova Scotia, encountered a violent squall about eighty miles northeast of Bermuda. Almost without warning, and within seconds of starting to take on water, the vessel sank with the loss of nineteen of the twenty-eight persons on board. . . A sailing program run by the American Sail Training Association ("ASTA"), had arranged for six sail trainees to crew for the MARQUES during the race.”

— Submitted October 30, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.

View from the Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, October 8, 2011

3. View from the Marker

The S/V Marques marker overlooks the ocean where the tragedy occured. This photo was taken from the site of the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,605 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 30, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.