Who Owns The Myrtle Irene Now? – Celebrity
Isabella Harris The Myrtle Irene (USCG id: 643114) is a manned flat-topped power barge adapted into a littorals at-sea excavator dredge mining vessel designed By Tony Messina out of Northern Wisconsin . It is owned by Arctic Sea Mining, LLC and its registered home port is Nome, Alaska, USA.
Captain Ken Kerr is the owner of Arctic Sea and Arctic Gold Mining according to IMDb. His dredge mining vessel features on the show – Myrtle Irene. Ken spent over a million dollars on upgrades for Myrtle Irene including generators, pumps and more. He said: “ It’s almost like a brand new Myrtle “.
When the season begins, Ken’s adversary, Shawn, is the new captain of the Myrtle Irene, and fans have some theories as to why. Bering Sea Gold doesn’t really explain, but Ken appears briefly in the second episode to say he’s going to focus on beach mining for the time being.
That season, Ken and the Myrtle Irene managed to dethrone “Mr. Gold,” Shawn Pomrenke, by bringing in a larger haul. Their first trip out netted 111.7 ounces of gold, which is worth over $134,000.
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