Shipwreck Logbook
by Robert Sterner (View More)
Also, ‘Always Another Shipwreck’ articles by Ellsworth Boyd
Tug-of-War Over a Treasure
Where to find $17 billion under the sea is hardly a secret. A tangled snarl of claims to the holy grail of treasure wrecks plus technical challenges of visiting the ship are thwarting the recovery of its prize. The San Jose is some 2,000 feet below the waters off Colombia, where it sank in a battle in 1708.
The Muse in the Sea
When the Earl of Abergavenny sank in 1805 off England’s southern coast, the death toll in the hundreds made it the nation’s worst maritime disaster. The tragedy even sank the soul of a man who was not on board, yet that might have inspired him to rise to become the poet laureate of the United Kingdom.
Fate of the Brave Ship Sterling
The Brigantine Sterling was the little ship that could and did. Yet the reward for safely sailing thousands of miles over many months to safely bring its crew and cargo to their destination was to be cast aside like a red Solo cup after a college keg party.
The Bad Ship Whydah Gally
Designed as a slave ship, the Whydah Gally was built to be bad. Then forcefully repurposed as a pirate vessel, it became arguably even worse. Yet in its mercifully short time at sea, seeds of democracy were sown among its crew.
A Tale of Three Sisters
One of a trio of ships ordered by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, the Steam Ship Algoma was distinguished from its sisters by its short and tragic life, ending in the largest loss of life in all Great Lakes maritime disasters.
Hattie Wells image provided by SeaView Systems
Bonhomme Richard Search Update
The NUMA team was recently back on the high seas renewing the search for the Bonhomme Richard. The celebrated flagship of John Paul Jones was lost shortly after his momentous victory at the Battle of Flamborough Head in 1779, succumbing to fire and damage from the battle.
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