Trawler Albatross ~ 21 February 1940

The Wilmington Morning Star
Wilmington, NC

Manteo, Feb. 21 -- The 372-ton Albatross, deep sea trawler out of Wilmington, Del., was abandoned off Ocracoke Inles today as she began breaking up in a pounding northeaster.
     A life saving crew from Ocracoke Inlet station removed Capt. Dan W. Hayman and a crew of 15 from the craft. Capt. Hayman stood by ashore and watched his vessel break.
     Rocket signals from the foundered vessel were observed from the Ocracoke station early this morning. A station surf boat was dispatched to her side but Capt. Hayman thought the trawler was in no immediate danger. The coast guard cutter Modock also was on the scene.
    The trawler stuck at high tide and when the tide ebbed she toppled over on her side, with 10 feet of water in her hold. She was carrying 600 barrels of fish taken aboard during the last three days off Diamond Shoals.
     The Albatross, 149 feet lone, was built in 1918. She recently was overhauled and a new engine installed.

Steamer Maside ~ December 14, 1920

NORTH CAROLINA MARITIME MUSEUM

Beaufort, NC

www.ncmaritimemuseum.org

On this day in 1920 the steamer Maside stranded on the bar 2 miles south of Beaufort Inlet. The seas were high and the wind was blowing a gale, causing waves to crash over the entire deck of the ship. A motor lifeboat with crew from the U.S. Coast Guard Station Fort Macon was able to reach the vessel and pull all 5 sailors from the doomed steamship. The survivors were cared for at the station for several days and were supplied with clothing and first aid items from the Blue Anchor Society, Aid for the Shipwrecked, Women's National Association.