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emchyA 19th century clipper ship buried in Ocean Beach emerges from the sand
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emchyA 19th century clipper ship buried in Ocean Beach emerges from the sand
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Date: 2007-05-08 05:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-05-08 05:52 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-05-08 06:00 am (UTC)On Jan. 25, 1878, she was towed by a tug through the Golden Gate, then laid anchor to allow the tug to assist a nearby vessel in distress, according to historian Stephen Haller. The anchor didn't hold, however, and the King Philip drifted onto the sand at Ocean Beach, where she foundered.
Fortunately, everyone got off safely, which could be why the King Philip never got the fuss made over it as did a certain other vessel that hit an iceberg 34 years later.
The King Philip made a brief appearance in 1980, Haller said, when El Niño currents washed away an unusually large amount of sand. But no one had seen the ship since.
... is so fucking cool.
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Date: 2007-05-08 06:03 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-05-08 01:53 pm (UTC)