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Storm uncovers shipwreck buried for more than a century on Nantucket
A nor’easter eroded Nantucket’s south shore, exposing timbers believed to be from an 1884 shipwreck whose crew was rescued in a daring storm.
Storm uncovers shipwreck buried for more than a century on Nantucket ...
Now, more than 140 years later, another storm has pulled part of the Warren Sawyer back into view. How the nor’easter exposed the wreck The nor’easter spent much of the weekend pounding Nantucket with strong northeast winds, heavy rain and powerful waves.
Nor’easter storms uncover 19th-century shipwreck in Nantucket
Powerful weekend storms on the East Coast brought a piece of history to light, uncovering a 19th-century shipwreck on the shore of Nantucket. The remains, consisting of wooden beams attached to iron fastenings, are believed to be from the 19th-century schooner Warren Sawyer, a ship that wrecked more ...
Nor’easter unearths pieces of 19th-century shipwreck in Massachusetts
The nor’easter storm that pummeled New England over the weekend looks to have exposed large segments of a 19th-century schooner shipwrecked in the so-called graveyard of the Atlantic.
Storm uncovers shipwreck buried for more than a century on Nantucket ...
Erosion along the Massachusetts island's south shore exposed a large section of wooden wreckage near the sewer beds, according to the Nantucket Current. The remains are believed to be from the Warren Sawyer, a 19th-century schooner that ran aground near Miacomet Beach in December 1884.
Nantucket shipwreck uncovered by Nor'easter - NPR
The local newspaper in Nantucket got a tip: 'I found what I believe to be a shipwreck uncovered by the storm.'
Nantucket Current | Nor'Easter Uncovers Large Shipwreck Fragment On…
The nor’easter that lashed Nantucket with wind and rain over the weekend also uncovered a piece of island history. The storm caused erosion along the south shore that revealed the remains of a shipwreck that has already made national headlines. The large fragment that became exposed at the drive-on beach access near the sewer beds is likely from the 19th-century coastal schooner Warren ...
Shipwreck remains exposed by recent Northeast storms
Weathered wooden beams, possibly from a 19th century shipwreck, have emerged along Nantucket’s southern shore after a powerful nor’easter battered the island.
Nor’easter uncovers 19th-century Nantucket shipwreck as storm ... - MSN
Strong crashing waves from the violent nor’easter uncovered a 19th-century shipwreck buried under Nantucket sand as the storm battered the East Coast with heavy rain, gale-force winds and ...
Nor’easter coastal erosion uncovers 19th-century shipwreck on Nantucket ...
A powerful nor’easter’s waves and erosion uncovered suspected remains of the 1884 Warren Sawyer shipwreck along Nantucket’s South Shore.
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