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Surf on Long Beach, Washington.
This section of beach has claimed or damaged ~2000 ships and is still dangerous water to navigate to this day!
Shipwrecks: Graveyards of the Pacific
Posted on April 1, 2010
Almost 2,000 vessels of all types and about 700 lives have been claimed by the treacherous waters off the Peninsula over the past 300 years. Why is it so dangerous for ships? In the days before GPS equipment and cell phones, sailors sometimes had little idea where they were in relation to the shore, especially during raging winter storms that can last for weeks. Even when visibility was acceptable, ships often had trouble traversing the Columbia River bar, the area in which the gigantic flow of the river rushes headlong into towering ocean waves. Sailing ships had a terrible time getting into the Columbia, since the two natural channels through the broad, sediment-choked river mouth, particularly the north channel, forced ships to turn sideways to the wind and waves.
A few ships are still viewable to the adventurous seeker. The Bettie M is visible on Jetty A and the Peter Iredale may be the most photographed shipwreck anywhere. The Alice in Ocean Park occasionally shows a bit of skeleton and the Admiral Benson at Benson Beach (Cape Disappointment State Park) continues to snag fishing gear. As recently as 1986, the Isabella, stranded in a sand bar in 1830, was discovered by a fisherman. The Isabella is a rare discovery; historians know of only one other intact wooden wreck of the 1830’s era on the entire Pacific Coast. In the sand that has preserved her for a century and a half, the Isabella remains until marine archaeology funds and a courageous crew become available to extract her from her challenging position.
Lighthouses Cape Disappointment and North Head drastically improved the safety of mariners near the mouth of the Columbia River. Built in 1856 and 1898 respectively, the two lights drastically reduced the number of vessels and human lives lost in the waters of the Pacific.
The U.S. Coast Guard has a long operational history out of Station Cape Disappointment, including its National Motor Life Boat School. This is where Coast Guard coxswains from all over the country receive training for operations in heavy weather and heavy surf conditions. To become a surfman, graduates have one to two more years of work to complete. The men and women of Cape Disappointment save lives every year as pleasure and work vessels find themselves in trouble in the dangerous waters off our coast.
An LIRR Train pulls into the Long Beach LIRR Station. MTA Long Island Rail Road Interim President and Metro-North Railroad President Catherine Rinaldi was joined by elected officials, Long Beach municipal leaders and lifeguards on the Long Beach Boardwalk to encourage New Yorkers to take the Long Island Rail Road to local beaches and highlight the LIRR’s summer packages and escorted tours.
I loved this one by a Japanese quilter. Unfortunately I didn't write down her info to give her credit. The workmanship and design was amazing.
Circa 1971. Atlantic Avenue near E. Armando Drive, Long Beach, Calif.
This is the same Porsche 911S that appears in my other recent photos on this site. To the left is a Ford Torino Ranchero with a Rambler Classic from the early 1960s in front of it. In front of the Porsche is a '67 Chevrolet Impala.
Parked on the right is a '64 or '65 Ford Falcon. At the left side of the photo, left of the Ranchero looks like a '70 Cadillac Sedan de Ville.
MTA Long Island Rail Road Interim President and Metro-North Railroad President Catherine Rinaldi was joined by elected officials, Long Beach municipal leaders and lifeguards on the Long Beach Boardwalk to encourage New Yorkers to take the Long Island Rail Road to local beaches and highlight the LIRR’s summer packages and escorted tours.