Sunken pirate ship to sail again in Big Bear Lake
Avast!
The pirate ship that submerged in Big Bear Lake during a heavy winter storm will soon rise from its watery grave.
The Big Bear Pirate Ship--a popular tourist draw in the mountain lake community about 100 miles east of downtown Los Angeles--sank during a storm Feb. 28 while it was tied off at Halloway’s Marina.
Crews plan to use inflatable lift bags Thursday morning to refloat the one-third scale replica of a 16th century Spanish galleon, also known as Time Bandit.
The ship submerged in 12 feet of water but scuba divers who examined the hull said they could find no holes that would explain the sinking.
Once the ship is floating again, an exact cause for the sinking will be easier to determine, said Dan McKernan, a spokesman for the Big Bear Lake Resort Assn.
The ship that has sailed Big Bear Lake since 1998 typically offers one to five tours per day, primarily during the busy summer tourist season. It’s crew, dressed in pirate attire, described the history of the lake as the ship motored alongside the shores.
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