'It's not pretty, but it's important': Residents rally to save piece of sunken vessel While many coastal communities in Nova Scotia have fought hard to get rid of their derelict vessels, the residents of Drum Head have fallen in love with theirs and don't want to see it go. Social Sharing Boiler from a schooner that went down off Drum Head, N.S., has sat just offshore for a century Posted: May 07, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: May 7 The boiler is the only remnant of a vessel that sank off the shores of Drum Head, N.S., in the 1920s. (Save The Drumhead Boiler/Facebook)