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Nantucket Shipwreck Revealed

27 Sep to 28 Sep

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The Warren Sawyer was lost on the night of December 22, 1884, and wrecked near Miacomet Beach during a voyage from New Orleans to Boston.

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As heavy winds and seas battered the Massachusetts island of Nantucket over the weekend, island residents discovered ship remains that may trace back to an 1884 shipwreck.

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27 Sep
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 coastal flooding.
4 outlets · New York Post

Coverage 7 articles

28 Sep Maritime experts travel to Nantucket to investigate shipwreck remains exposed by nor’easter
Toronto Star
28 Sep Watch: Shipwreck uncovered on Nantucket island during nor'easter storm
BBC
28 Sep Nantucket shipwreck uncovered by Nor'easter
NPR
27 Sep Carcass of presumed 19th-century ship revealed in Nantucket during nor’easter
The Independent
27 Sep Nor’easter unearths fragments of 19th-century shipwreck on Nantucket
NBC News
27 Sep Incredible relic from legendary shipwreck lost for more than 140 YEARS washes ashore during powerful nor'easter
Daily Mail
27 Sep Nor’easter uncovers 19th-century Nantucket shipwreck as storm batters East Coast
New York Post

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