The " Argo " ran aground on a sand bar on the south shore of Long Island near present-day Mastic Beach and remained there for over a year before it was removed , repaired and sold to another owner . As was common , major local newspapers avoided mention of wrecks , especially without loss of life , as not to supply negative publicity for their advertisers ( owners and operators ) . The 1850 grounding of the '' Argo '' occurred at approximately , about 1.5 miles west of the contemporary memorial for TWA Flight 800 . Used on a Liverpool to New York route by the Caleb Grimshaw and Co in 1851 and on a Liverpool to Melbourne Australia route in departing in 1852 . Samuel Thompson 's Nephew and Co. , acquired the Argo in 1851
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SV Argo (1841)