Has the mystery of the Corolla shipwreck that was revealed by a 2008 storm been solved? The Virginian Pilot’s Jeff Hampton tells the fascinating story of what may be the oldest shipwreck to ever wash ashore on the Outer Banks. “The oldest shipwreck ever found along the North Carolina coast could be a 28-gun British… Continue reading 28 gun salute to obx oldest shipwreck
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real life castaway rescued off the obx
They don’t call it the Graveyard of the Atlantic for nothing. After 66 days adrift, perched on the top of his overturned boat, Louis Jordan was plucked from the sea by the US Coast Guard, 200 miles off the Outer Banks. We loved this piece by Michael E. Miller for The Washington Post, that details… Continue reading real life castaway rescued off the obx
shipwreck surfaces on corolla beach
Mother Ocean likes to take things: ships, sand, beach balls and sometimes your sunglasses. Occasionally she gets in a mood and tosses a few things back onto the beach. This week’s wild weather turned up an old shipwreck in Corolla, according to this great story by Michelle Wagner for the Outer Banks Voice. “Heavy surf has once… Continue reading shipwreck surfaces on corolla beach