Shipwreck fragments wash ashore after 140 years lost

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 28 Sept, 00:06 · Archive

Fragments of a three-masted schooner that sank in December 1884 have washed ashore in Nantucket.

Wooden fragments and metal fastenings believed to be from a three-masted schooner that sank in December 1884 have washed onto the shores of Nantucket during a nor'easter. The Independent World reports this marks the first time suspected pieces of the vessel have appeared since 2023.

How it is being reported

• Watch: Shipwreck uncovered on Nantucket island during nor'easter stormBBC Science · 28 Sept, 01:52
• Nantucket shipwreck uncovered by Nor'easterNPR · 28 Sept, 01:30
• Carcass of presumed 19th-century ship revealed in Nantucket during nor’easterIndependent World · 27 Sept, 23:45
• Incredible relic from legendary shipwreck lost for more than 140 YEARS washes ashore during powerful nor'easterDaily Mail · 27 Sept, 14:51

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