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2749
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The USS Huron, a warship that ran aground off the Outer Banks in November, 1877, with a loss of 98 crewmen, has been designated the state's first historic shipwreck preserve.
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3665
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The perilous Atlantic waters have claimed many ships and lives off the Outer Banks from the 1500s onward. Beginning in 1870, the U.S. Life- Saving Service fought the oceans to rescue mariners. In the next thirty years, Outer Bankers earned 56 medals for bravery.
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4091
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In the fall of 1998, Hurricane Bonnie brought ashore on Currituck Beach a 58-foot shipwreck remnant. The Underwater Archaeology Unit of the State Historic Preservation Office has documented the remains extensively. The vessel is thought to have been steam-powered and to have gone down in the late 19th-century.
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4772
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Thousands of ships have met disaster off North Carolina's Outer Banks. The authors describe the fate of three lost in the 19th-century: the HURON, METROPOLIS, and the CRISSIE WRIGHT.
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5395
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On December 21, 1884, lookouts at Outer Banks life-saving stations spotted the barkentine EPHRAIM WILLIAMS in distress. Duffus describes the daring rescue of the ship's crew, carried out by Outer Banks lifesavers in huge rolling waves, frigid water, and fierce winds.
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7820
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The Honduran freighter, OMAR BABUN, came ashore on the Outer Banks on May 14, 1954, about three miles north of the Chicamacomico Coast Guard Station in Rodanthe. In this SEA CHEST interview, Ed McLeod recounts the story of the last breeches buoy rescue on Hatteras Island, how the ship was unloaded, and what finally happened to the vessel.
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9249
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On November 23, 1877, the USS HURON sailed through North Carolina waters on its way to the West Indies. The ship was caught in a terrible storm and ran ashore in the middle of the night. Of the 132 crew members, only thirty-four survived. Wreckage of the HURON can still be seen on the Outer Banks near Nag's Head.\r\n
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10809
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In February of 1750, a fleet of five Spanish ships heavily loaded with silver and spices sailed from Veracruz, the collection point of the Spanish Empire in the New World, to Havana. From there, the ships were to sail for Europe, but were instead wrecked by gale force winds along the coast of North Carolina. The EL SALVADOR, the NEUSTRA SIGNORA DE SOLEDAD, and three unnamed vessels were lost at various points on the Carolina coast, ranging from Topsail Island, to Ocracoke, Hatteras, and New Currituck Inlet.
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11249
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The sinking of the ship, HOME, on Oct. 9, 1837 created a court case and a ruling that has implications into the 1960s. The entire Croom family drowned when the ship sank. The Croom family members argued for 20 years over who died first since the inheritance depended upon who lived the longest. The case ended with the common calamity decision that stated that all family members are declared to have died at the same time.
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15974
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Hurricane Bonnie exposed a wooden shipwreck on the shore of Currituck Beach. Archaeologists from the Underwater Archaeology Unit investigated the 58 feet of wreckage and determined it was most likely a steamship which sank in the late 19th-century and was likely between 130 and 170 feet long.
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20420
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Last September's hurricanes uncovered the remains of several vessels that had been buried in the and for many years on the state's Outer banks. The wrecks stretch from Hatteras Island down to Ocracoke. As usual it is a fleeting exposure as winds and sand again begin to cover the wrecks. Among the most interest are the ghost ship, the Carroll A. Deering; the Aristo, a British tramp steamer sunk in 1899; and the George W. Wells, the first six-masted schooner ever built, and at that time the largest wooden vessel afloat. She went down in 1913, and her remains had been buried on Ocracoke for a long time.
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25086
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Conservation of Blackbeard’s Ship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge, is a process that takes years. New projects are being done to conserve the artifacts both on land and on the sea floor.
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34466
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In February 1905, the schooner SARAH D.J. RAWSON wrecked offshore of the Cape Lookout Life-Saving Station on route to New York City with a cargo of lumber. The article details the rescue of the crew, for which the Life-Saving personnel received Congressional recognition.
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34497
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The barkentine OLIVE THURLOW was passing Cape Lookout on route to New York when its captain, Jerry Hayes, broke his leg. Seeking medical attention from the nearby lifesaving station, the lighthouse keeper warned the THURLOW’s crew that a storm was approaching. While the Captain was taken to Beaufort for medical attention, the ship and crew were grounded on the beach. This account details their rescue and the demise of OLIVE THURLOW, including the later discovery of archaeological remains.
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34689
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A hurricane struck the North Carolina coast in 1750, wreaking havoc on various vessels and coastal communities. During the storm, five Spanish vessels including the Nuestra Senora de Solidad were wrecked near Currituck Inlet, Drum Inlet, and Topsail Inlet. Other vessels were reported sunk at Cape Hatteras, and Ocracoke. In many instances, the cargoes were brought to shore and the crews sought aid from colonists in Norfolk, Virginia.
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