A Blackwell of model year 2000, documented as Instigator out of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and from 2023 Manteo, North Carolina, until 2024, when she became Wrecker of Ocean City, Maryland. The White Marlin Open lists her as a Blackwell in 2022 as Instigator and in 2024, 2025 and 2026 as Wrecker.
Her story, name by name
- Until 2024
Instigator
Confirmed · whitemarlinopen.com, USCG documented-vessel file, 2020-01 to 2024-02, ON 1097761
- 2024 – present
WreckerCurrent
Confirmed · whitemarlinopen.com, octunatournament.com, USCG documented-vessel file, 2024-05 to 2026-09, ON 1097761
Renamed from Instigator between the February and May 2024 Coast Guard files. The March and April 2024 files were not published. Hailing port moved from Manteo, NC to Ocean City, MD. Official number and HIN unchanged.
SistersOther Blackwell hulls from 2000
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