When I started to build this website nearly 20 years ago, I told myself I would work on it on a regular basis. While designing websites for numerous companies, clubs, schools, and myself I had the best of intentions. I have found over the years I tended to work on the website in bursts. I'd spend a week or two solely focusing a great deal of attention on Sunken Ships of the Outer Banks and then move on to other things.
The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.
Robert Burns, 1785
Well, here I am working on it again. I've changed a few things around and added information about several ships. Stay tuned for my first podcast on the website. Also, feel free at any time to send me questions or suggestions.
Mary Anna Sinking - Aug. 21, 1846
Looking through some old newspapers I was able to piece together a bit of information on the Mary Anna
James T. Hatfield Sinking - January 18, 1846
Heading back to Philadelphia, the ship ran into a terrible storm.
1750 - Spanish Treasure Fleet Encounter a Hurricane
The story of a whole fleet that encountered a hurricane off the Outer Banks.