North Carolina Shipwrecks

"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

Showing posts with label Hatteras. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Hatteras. Show all posts

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Schooner George S. Marts ~ 16 April 1887

New York Times, April 19, 1887

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Schooner H.P. Blaisdell ~ May 18, 1876

The Baltimore Sun, May 12, 1875

Friday, March 16, 2012

Freighter Isle of Iona ~ 13 December 1914

The route from Cuba to Baltimore was one that passed by the Diamond Shoals. Special care had to be taken during the northward journey becau...

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Schooner S.S. Lewis ~ September 9, 1876

Baker's wrecking schooner S.S. Lewis ashore at Hatteras - Feared total loss

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Steamer Magnolia ~ 3-4 October 1877

Believed to have been the same storm observed over St. Vincent and Grenada on September 21, this long-lived and violent hurricane crossed...

Friday, January 6, 2012

Schooner Susanna ~ April 1889

Evening Bulletin, April 12, 1889

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Steamer Thames ~ 6 April 1869

Annual Report of the Operations of the United States Life-Saving Service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1869: While on its regul...

Monday, January 2, 2012

Schooner Wm. P. Cox ~ 8 October 1880

Wilmington Morning Star, Wilmington, NC

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