The Sinking of Victory Chimes

Replied to Second Ship Sinks in Red Hook by Nick Bello (South Brooklyn History) Victory Chimes, a historic schooner beloved in the state of Maine and commemorated in a 2003 quarter, sank in Red Hook over the weekend. Victory Chimes becomes the second historic schooner owned by Crew to sink in less than a week, as the schooner Pilot sank last Wednesday. In late 2024, I wrote a research article on Victory Chimes, a historic schooner that was docked at Brooklyn Bridge Park and was in the process of being converted into a restaurant boat. My article perfomed well on NLJ, earning a Wikipedia citation and rating as my 22nd most-visited article of 2025. Granting its past success, it hit a new level beginning around July 4 in a surge which continued through the 7th, rating as our second most-visited article of July 4-10. Unfortunately, my article did well for a sad reason. A fellow “Nick” named Nick Bello explained on his blog, South Brooklyn History: Victory Chimes, a historic schooner…