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| Author | : Maritime Archaeological Society |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 201 |
| Release | : 2020-03-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1493044540 |
SUBMERGED STORIES FROM THE GRAVEYARD OF THE PACIFIC Over the past 350 years, an untold number of ships have met their end along the northern Oregon and southern Washington coasts. Shipwrecks of the Pacific Northwest investigates some of the most compelling historic shipwrecks—from the infamous to the nearly forgotten. Explore a handful of these vessels, fated to have their final resting place along 150 miles of the rugged Northwest coastline, including near the dangerous mouth of the Columbia River. Combining archaeological analysis and new research, this unique collection uncovers the tales of peril, tragedy, and heroism along with the tangible legacies and an exploration of what remains.
| Author | : Anthony Dalton |
| Publisher | : Heritage House Publishing Co |
| Total Pages | : 130 |
| Release | : 2011-02-01 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 1926936310 |
On January 22, 1906, the passenger ship Valencia lost her way in heavy fog and rain and rammed into the deadly rocks at Pachena Point on the west coast of Vancouver Island. As the wreck was shattered by the pounding waves, the survivors clung desperately to the rigging. Few made it the short distance to shore through the frigid and turbulent waves—117 of the 164 souls aboard perished. A year earlier, the King David had been wrecked on Bajo Reef near Nootka Sound. The fate of her sailors was much more mysterious. Today, the magnificent Pacific coastline of Vancouver Island draws hikers, surfers and storm-watchers to marvel at its natural splendour. But the ghosts of the Valencia, King David, Janet Cowan, Pacific, Soquel and dozens of other lost ships still haunt the rugged shores of the Graveyard of the Pacific. Anthony Dalton tells the incredible stories of many of these ships and their courageous crews, who often discovered that their nightmares had only begun once they made it ashore. These true tales of disaster and daring rescues are a fascinating adventure into British Columbia maritime history.
| Author | : Jim Gibbs |
| Publisher | : Schiffer Pub Limited |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 1986 |
| Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
| ISBN | : 9780887400667 |
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.
| Author | : Frederick Marryat |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 538 |
| Release | : 1846 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Jim Gibbs |
| Publisher | : Binford & Mort Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 204 |
| Release | : 1950 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : |
The ghosts of ships long dead on the Oregon coast have been brought to life in this stirring account of shipwreck and disaster off the mouth of the Columbia River, whose treacherous bar has been the bane of mariners for generations. Sailing vessels and steamers; freighters, tankers, and passenger ships--all take part in the gripping drama of the sea and the tragedy of marine loss. Here are true stories of man's age-old struggle with the sea, recounting, from the dim past to the present, exciting tales of ships that perished on the Pacific shore, of watery deaths, and of thrilling rescues, and of the gallant work that has made the sea safer and aided in the conquest of the Columbia River bar.
| Author | : Dan E. Bailey |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : Shipwrecks |
| ISBN | : 9780911615067 |
| Author | : Jim Kennard |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 181 |
| Release | : 2019-05 |
| Genre | : Great Lakes (North America) |
| ISBN | : 9780940741027 |
Documents the stories of a number of sunken vessels on the United States territory in Lake Ontario, among them the steamer Ellsworth, the St. Peter, the Homer Warren, the schooner Etta Belle, the Coast Guard cable boat CG-56022, the schooner William Elgin, the Orcadian, the steamer Samuel F. Hodge, the W.Y. Emery, the British warship Ontario, the schooner C. Reeve, the Queen of the Lakes, the schooner Atlas, the Ocean Wave, the steamer Roberval, the U.S. Air Force C-45, the schooner Three Brothers, the steamship Nisbet Grammer, the steamship Bay State, the schooner Royal Albert, the sloop Washington, and the schooner Hartford. Appendices look at three particular locations: Ford Shoals, Mexico Bay, and the lake near Oswego.
| Author | : Charles Darby |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 88 |
| Release | : 1979 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
Describes wreckage of Japanese military aircrafts found in Oceania.
| Author | : Claus H. Stumpff |
| Publisher | : BookRix |
| Total Pages | : 359 |
| Release | : 2017-08-06 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 3739697474 |
Contents The Seagrave family are on a stout ship en route for Australia. In a storm the ship is struck by lightning, set on fire, and dismasted. The crew make off in the ship's boats and the family are abandoned on board the sinking ship, along with an elderly seaman, Masterman Ready. But she doesn't sink, instead drifting to the shelter of an uninhabited island, where they scramble ashore, and set up a habitation. How they get on, what ordeals they have to endure, and how they are eventually rescued, is the substance of the book.
| Author | : Robert Aros |
| Publisher | : Shore Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 276 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 9780963870407 |
Rarely does a book come along that is so absorbing that the reader cannot put the book down. Such a book is BEYOND COURAGE. Robert Aros, along with veteran writer Rob Ternan, has aptly recorded the action packed story of himself, his wife Margaret & their 17-year-old son Christian being shipwrecked & set adrift in a tiny rubber raft for 26 days in the South Pacific. They survived unbelievable odds as El Nino crazed seas, strange winds, fateful blunders & bumbling rescue efforts conspired to strip them of food, water & even hope itself. A family tale of conflict, survival, faith & love. REVIEWS: "it is definitely the type of book that once you start, you cannot put it down. The variety of emotions, fear, anxiety, love, & hope saturate every page. Definitely not your typical 'LOST AT SEA STORY', but a true adventure."--David Underwood. "I read the first chapter & was hooked. It pulled me right in. It was not overly wordy, & didn't beat around the bush, but got right into the action."--Carol Jackson, Librarian. "Terse honest account of an extraordinary human experience. It steers clear of sentimentality & heads straight for the stronger emotions, fear, desperation & ultimately joy."--Vivian Reed, Librarian. Shore Publishing, 239 Nieto Ave., Suite A, Long Beach, CA 90803. (800) 655-8689.
