Story
The Tugs is a shallow shore dive site home to 4 shipwrecks, known as the Alice G, John & Alex, Robert K and the "unidentified".
On December 8, 1927, the Alice G was forced out of Little Tub harbour by gale force winds. Before the crew managed to fire up the engine, the tugboat rammed against the rocky shoreline outside the harbour.
On December 6, 1947, the John & Alex caught fire in the harbour, putting in the other boats on docks in danger. It was towed out into the bay to ultimately drift back to shore.
The Robert K met a similar faith on June 23, 1935.
Not much is known about the "unidentified", other than it is believed to have sank in 1905.
Diving the wreck
The Tugs are easily accessed by a walkway to a large deck with lots of room for equipment setup. There is 3 hour maximum paid parking across from the Grandview Motel. This is the training dive site for our courses and gets quite busy on weekends.
The four Tugs shipwrecks can easily been seen in 1 or 2 dives. The Alice G is the most intact of the Tugs as the stern fantail deck is complete with its railing. The steam engine, boiler, drive shaft and propeller are still located on the wreck. The smoke stack lies under the starboard side.