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"On the night of June 6, 1853, the clipper ship Carrier Pigeon ran aground 500 feet off shore of the central California coast. The area is now called Pigeon Point in her honor. The Carrier Pigeon was a state-of-the art, 19th Century clipper ship.
Ran aground on the beach of Ocean City. USS St. Augustine United States Navy: 6 January 1944 A gunboat that was accidentally rammed by Camas Meadows off Cape May. Stolt Dagali: Sank in a collision. USS Tarantula United States Navy: 28 October 1918 A patrol boat that collided with Frisa off Fire Island. Tolten: Torpedoed. U-869 Kriegsmarine: 11 ...
List of shipwrecks: 12 January 1899 Ship State Description Forest Hall United Kingdom The barque got in trouble off Porlock, Somerset, England.The Lynmouth Lifeboat Station answered her distress call by taking the lifeboat Louisa (Royal National Lifeboat Institution), pulled by horses and people, overland for 15 miles (24 km) to go to her rescue, climbing 1,423 feet (434 m) during the journey.
List of shipwrecks: 2 February 1980 Ship State Description Tom and Al United States During a voyage from Kodiak to Homer, Alaska, with a cargo of shrimp and a crew of two, the 96-gross register ton, 84-foot (25.6 m) motor vessel sank with no loss of life 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) off the Barren Islands and 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) off Shuyak Island.
A firefighter waters down a home after the Eaton Fire burns in Altadena, California. Some have questioned if ocean water can be used to battle the blazes (AP) Sea water, in theory, could be used ...
But the massive ocean liner, which is bigger than the Titanic, had a massive problem. The SS United States travels down New York's Hudson River as it begins its first voyage to Europe in July 1952 ...
Walke's stern was the last part of the ship to sink underwater; as it did several depth charges exploded, killing and wounding several men left in the water. After two encounters with enemy vessels who luckily left without firing, 151 survivors were rescued in the morning by USS Meade (DD-602) .
A Southern California coastal area long prone to landslides continues to inch toward the ocean at a rising speed posing danger to human life and infrastructure, a new NASA report shows.. The Palos ...