The brutal gale of August 18, 1850 took 5 vessels at Diamond Shoals alone. Miles of beach were strewn with debris and bodies.
- Ocean / Brig
- Belle / Brig
- Racer / Schooner / 3 killed
- Mary Ellen / Brig
- Margaret / Brig
"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.