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Oregon Coast Shipwrecks
Numerous ships have sunk on the Oregon coast unforgiving waters throughout history.
Many ships are never seen again, some wash up to shore years later, and yet
others are salvaged. A good start to see Oregon Coast Shipwrecks would be
to visit the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria.
To see a shipwreck in its 'natural environment', travel to Coos Bay to see New Carissa or
Warrenton to see The Peter Iredale. For a brochure of Oregon Coast Shipwrecks, enjoy:
Graveyard of the Pacific.
Although not technically a shipwreck, our favorite Oregon Coast shipwreck is the
Mary D. Hume Shipwreck in Gold Beach, Oregon.
If you go to Port Orford, check out the remains of
Cottonneva
If you want to become an expert on Oregon Coast shipwrecks, we recommend the
books below.
Peril a Sea
Around the shores of the Pacific Ocean, along the western coastline of California,
Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska, lie the remains of legions of
vessels of every description and every flag. Some lie buried in the depths, never
to be found. Others lie as twisted remains along the beaches or entombed down in
the sands. Still others have been completely eradicated by the forces of nature.
A few carried treasure; some have been recovered but most never will be. Though
the greatest treasure has been discovered along the Caribbean and eastern seaboards,
most of it was originally lost there while much of the Pacific lay undiscovered.
The Pacific rim may yet yield finds of fabulous value. These ideas and many others
are explored in Jim Gibbs' most recent book, Peril at Sea. This is a fascinating
work on peril at sea and the continuing battle of man against the elements.
Each chapter is an accurate chronicle by location of the ships and their sailors
who met fateful ends along the Pacific Coastline.
Oregon Shipwrecks
From pathos to humor Marshall chronicles numerous untold stories of Oregon's seafaring
days. Over two hundred years of ship disasters, cargo, passenger, steam and sail
wrecked along the rugged Northwest coast. Stern and side wheelers left their bones
in Oregon's mighty rivers in company with earlier fur traders, scows, and bateaux's.
Read of the world's oldest continuous shipping line, the Spanish trade route from
Manila. Does one of those rich galleons lie off shore of Manzanita Beach?
He gives and in-depth study, stripping legend from fact in the greatest mystery
of all, Oregon's famous "Beeswax ship." Ride the waves on steamers, schooners
and square riggers, feel the gut-ripping horror of passengers, crewmen and
captains when they realize their ship is going on the rocks. A hundred
thrilling photographs and numerous locations of wrecks add spice to this
important publication.
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Pacific Graveyard
Man's age-old struggle with the sea comes historically alive in these true stories
of shipwrecks off the Oregon and Washington coasts -- all near the mouth of the
Columbia River. Dramatic photos of disaster and rescue at sea are placed with the
stories they illustrate. Narrative appendix lists all wrecks; pictorial map gives
locations.
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