"The Blue Book says we've got to go out and it doesn't say a damn thing about having to come back." --Captain Patrick Etheridge, USLSS
A compilation of U.S. Life-Saving Service reports, newspaper articles, publications and more related to shipwrecks of the N.C. coast. Does not include ships that were hauled off or otherwise saved.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Lilly ~ April 15, 1770
On way to Ocracoke under Captain Ewer. The Lilly came ashore 10 miles north of the village. The crew and cargo saved, but vessel was lost. The Journal noted that "the ship Lilly ... is lost going into North Carolina and considerable damage done to the goods."
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