Gig Decker watches as Nolan Center Director Jeanie Arnold strikes the ship's bell, giving it a ring for the first time since the cannery ship Star of Bengal sank 117 years. The bell was displayed at a public pres- entation on Thursday, May 29, at the Nolan Center.
A bell recovered from a Southeast Alaska shipwreck that claimed 112 lives more than a century ago rang Thursday, May 29, for the first time in 117 years, signaling its future role in a Wrangell maritime tradition.
Jeanie Arnold, director of the Nolan Center, struck the bell at the close of a community presentation, marking a significant moment for the artifact. If the bell can be restored in time, it will be used to ring out names at the community's annual blessing of the fleet in 2026.
The recovered bell will be conserved at the Texas A&M Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation befor...
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