Visitors can learn more and see artifacts from The Mimi (Nehalem); Spanish Galleon or beeswax, as its known (Nehalem); The Glenesslin (Neahkahnie); and the Emily G. Reed (Rockaway Beach). Walking on slippery strands of kelp, slipping on pads of sea moss and avoiding big tide pools filled with urchins and anemone, I carefully made my way into the bay, where on the other side of a long rock jutting out toward the ocean, I saw it. Carla Rahn Philipps, trans. amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; Most shipwrecks were either buried deep under the ocean floor or discarded soon after wrecking, but there are several that remain as a ghostly shell along Oregons coastline. The schooner Bella lurks under the shallow waters of the Siuslaw River in Florence. Initial tests indicated they dated from the time period of the, The Manila Galleon Trade and the Wreck on the Oregon Coast, The Galleon in Oregon and Coastal History. Tales of Early Wrecks on the Oregon Coast, and How the Beeswax Got There. Oregon Native Son 1 (January 1900): 443-446. The shipwreck is a popular tourist sight. The currents and tides held the ship on the beach, and the crew was rescued by breeches buoy, which uses a life ring with attached canvass breeches to allow survivors to slide down a rope between the ship and shore. Some argue the sinking of the SS Valencia was the worst maritime disaster in the Graveyard of the Pacific as the vessel struck a reef and was violently driven into the rocks by the waves. Research Lib., bc001882, 141, photo file 2533. High winds and twenty-six-foot swells drove the ship onto Horsefall Beach, leading to one of Oregon's worst oil spills. Courtesy Oregon Hist. Only the steel hull remains of the 275-foot sailing ship, which ran aground in 1906. WebWelcome to Visible Shipwrecks. Thomas Rogers, a McMinnville writer, was especially enthusiastic in writing tales about swashbuckling mariners, pirate ships, gun battles, romance, and hidden treasure, frequently focused on Neahkahnie Mountain and including a Spanish wreck as a set piece. Theres something ghostly about shipwrecks in nature. On the afternoon of May 19, 1910, the J. Marhoffer, a 174-foot steam-powered schooner, was powering its way north along the Oregon coast. Mauna Ala, outbound for Honolulu, went ashore in a blackout at the mouth of the Columbia, December 11, 1941. The following day, Captain George H. Hopkins, his wife, eight crew members and a dog were rescued from the ship. The rusted boiler is all that remians of the wreckage, at what is now known as Boiler Bay. In June 2022, timbers located in a cove just north of Neahkahnie Mountain were removed to the Museum for further testing. SS Dominator // Pal Verdes, CaliforniaThis freighter was en route to Los Angeles from Vancouver carrying wheat and beef in 1961 when it got lost in fog and ran aground in the South Bay area of California. Research Lib., 13289, photo file 1164. Courtesy Oreg. While waiting for tug into harbor, wind shifted and she was pushed ashore for a total loss. Just a quick note: All the images used are either our own, or public domain! Soc. All rights Reserved. Ran aground at Bandon. Learn how to create your own. Visitors to Horsfall Beach in North Bend may be able to see the iron skeleton of the Sujameco, a 324-foot steamship that ran aground in 1929. Fascinated, I made it a priority to find the boiler when I discovered that last weekend's low tide would be reach an eye-popping -2.82 feet at Boiler Bay, I knew the hunt was on. Nehalem-Tillamook and Clatsop peoples, and later EuroAmerican explorers and settlers of what is now Oregons north coast, knew that a large ship had wrecked on Nehalem Spit long ago. While sailing to San Francisco from the Columbia River, the Alaskan ran into bad weather and the river going vessel began to fall apart from the stress off Cape Foulweather. There are several places on the Coast where you can see shipwrecks today some are always visible, while others come and go, ghosts under the shifting sands. The British bark Carinsmore became lost in the fog off Clatsop Spit in September 1883. Soc. Wrecked at the mouth of the Nehalem River. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Sometimes Google Map does not provide correct directions, especially in forest or mountain areas. Stranded on the south side of the Nehalem Bar. The George L. Olson was a steam schooner built in 1917 and that later crashed in 1944 along the sands of Horsfall Beach near Coos Bay. From Tillamook Bay on the Oregon Coast to Cape Scott Provincial Park on Vancouver Island, the harsh waters of the Pacific Northwest have claimed more than 2,000 vessels and over 700 lives. Stay awhile and receive the best photo tips for your next journey to the PNW. La Follette, Cameron, and Douglas Deur. Previously ran afoul of Columbia Bar after rudder came loose. Courtesy Oregon Hist. On December 10, the darkened wartime coast was unfamiliar to the captain, and the freighter ran aground on Clatsop Spit, just south of the old Peter Iredale wreck. Before the availability of radar and Global Positioning Systems, mariners eyes and ears were the principal tools for detecting hazards on the Oregon Coast when approaching from the sea. One of the worst shipwreck disasters in Canada was the SS Valencia, which killed over 100 people, including all the women and children aboard. A vast web of fables about treasure from the ship, pirate activity, and maritime tragedy continues to allure enquirers with mesmerizing folklore. Research Lib., bc001490, photo file 2540. Not technically a shipwreck, the historic Mary D. Hume is nevertheless one of the most visible abandoned ships on the Oregon coast. The Indians also state in connection with the massacre, that the crew fought with slung-shots [sic]. Approximately three thousand ships have met their fate in Oregon waters. Its since been reburied by sand, but odds are it will show up once again. Like a local tour guide in your inbox. The Galleon Cargo: Accounts in the Colonial Archives. Special Issue. The upperworks of the ship were cut-up for scrap after she was sold in August 1919, but an estimated 2/3 of her hull still remains at Samoa Beach, buried in the tidal sands as shown in the 2012 photo at bottom. The details of the long-ago tragedy, taking place in a very different pre-modern world, will always remain a matter of speculation, but archival research and Native oral tradition have given us the outline of the events that led to the disaster. Research Lib., Orhi103032, photo file 267. No one was able to remove the boat, so it just stayed there. Wrecked on sand spit near Tillamook Bar. For full functionality of this site please enable JavaScript Here. Among other things, the wreck left a massive cargo of beeswax blocks, often stamped with shippers marks, scattered and buried on Nehalem Spit and in the vicinity of Nehalem Bay. Soc. Haglund, Michael E. Worlds Most Dangerous: A History of the Columbia River Bar its Pilots and their Equipment. All survived, but rocks penetrated the hull and little was salvaged. The Age of Trade and the Dawn of the Global Economy. Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River. Formerly known as the Hattie Hansen, Sechelt the Steamboat operated along a route between Lake Washington, the Puget Sound (or Salish Sea), and the Strait of Georgia until its sinking near Race Rocks Lighthouse. Begin your exploration in Seaside with The Seashore Inn on the Beach and make your way along the coast to see the shipwreck sites and immerse yourself in local history. The schooner quickly became engulfed in an inferno, and was now hurtling out of control. Courtesy Oregon Hist. Research Lib., bc001828, photo file 2533. The New Carissa ran aground during a violent storm in Coos Bay in 1999, but with its end brought about a future of conflict and controversy. Here are just 8 of those shipwrecks, from rusted hulls to wooden ribs, scattered along the Oregon coastline. That may be because the ship was enormous by contemporary standards, judging by accounts of those who saw portions of it on the beach or at low tide, and its cargo included Asian porcelains and tons of beeswaxso much that early settlers mined the buried beeswax blocks and sold them for profit. Spains Men of the Sea: Daily Life on the Indies Fleets in the Sixteenth Century. Courtesy Oregon Hist. Soc. Thousands of ships have wrecked off the Oregon coast over the last three centures so many at the mouth of the Columbia River, in fact, that the area is known as the "graveyard of the Pacific" but few are left on the beaches today. WebRockhounding & Beachcombing Oregon Coast; Willamette Valley Rockhounding Sites; Rock & Mineral Collecting Central Oregon; Harney County Rockhounding Eastern Oregon; Lake County Rockhounding Southeastern Oregon; Malheur & Owyhee Rockhounding Eastern Oregon; Fishing. Columbia River Gorge While Native Americans knew not to confront the forces of the Columbia Bar and instead lived inland or launched their canoes far from the rivers mouth, mariners faced the Graveyard of the Pacific and often met their end at its wild outlet. Weba mystery shipwreck at Coos Bay captured the imagination of thousands of visitors this past winter. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Tremendous seas broke the ship into pieces, and some of its carronades drifted south along the coast. The crew escaped by boat with no casualties, and the area where the ship wrecked is now called Peacock Spit. Need a good reason? Many of the Steamboats of the Oregon Coast were beached near Bandon, Oregon, including the Myrtle, Telegraph, and Dora. One wrong move, and youll send your ships skeleton twisting and thrashing on the invisible sand bar, pounding against the unforgiving waves. It is likely that the ship encountered several gales in the North Pacific and then storms closer to the Oregon Coast. Make a trip out to see the area: Plan a 1-week Vancouver Island road trip! Despite the efforts of the captain to free the ship from the shoreline, the Vazlav Vorovsky broke up and disappeared. He left the engine room under the watch of the first assistant engineer, who that day was laboring over a blow torch that refused to light. The railroad ties that were its cargo were used for construction in Manzanita when they washed ashore. 6. The 80 passengers and 30 crew members were all saved. Seeing black smoke pouring through the ship, Captain Peterson called for the engine room to be flooded, but it was already too late. The Galleons Final Journey: Accounts of Ship, Crew and Passengers in the Colonial Archives. Special Issue. The Steamboats of the Oregon Coast were a small fleet of inland steamboats that ran along the West Coast through the Rogue River, Coquille River, Coos Bay, Umpqua River, Siuslaw Bay, Yaquina Bay, Siletz River, and Tillamook Bay. Research Lib., Journal Coll., 013305. Soc. Formerly a Confederate blockade runner named the. But a good number have been left out in the open, or else appear every so often as winter storms move old dunes aside. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit0"; A solid structure is hard to break #LadiInfinite #PeterIredale #ShipWreak #WreakedShip #ExploreOregon #AbandonedShip #SunsetKiller #ChasingSunsets #pocket_family #justgoshoot #AOV #silhouette #KillerGallery #Killeveryshot #fartoodope #feedissoclean #way2ill #weekly_feature #primeshots #nyc_explorers #icapture_raw #TheVisualShare #ig_oregon #dopeshotbro #AGameOfTones #ArtOfVisual, A post shared by Laci G (@lacigphotography) on Aug 24, 2017 at 9:40am PDT. Eastern Oregon, This website (oregondiscovery.com) may be compensated for linking to other sites or for sales of products we link to. The ships cook, Frank Tiffany, was the sole victim of the wreck. Jetties were also built at Garibaldi and other dangerous river entrances to stabilize water depth and sand movement. Many Salish myths and legends of the Pacific Northwest speak of preventing outsiders from arriving by the coast, thus confusing seafarers and causing them to lose control of their boats. Heceta Head Lighthouse, 1931. It would appear from this that the [survivors] had lost their arms and ammunition.. The boat spent its first 10 years hauling goods between Oregon and San Francisco before heading out to the Pacific as a whaling vessel, where it recorded a record six-year voyage. Visible Shipwreck Collection V 1.2.kmz. Constructing such a large galleon required some two thousand trees, and the Philippines furnished forests of excellent hardwoods, including teak. There are several places on the Coast where you can see shipwrecks today some are always visible, while others come and go, ghosts under the shifting sands. His relationships with state and local officials were prickly, however, and the state refused to grant him a permit. Research Library, OrHi91013. Many wrecks occurred at river bars where strong currents carrying sand and other deposits cause the river bottom to continually change. Read more about The Goonies and other movies set in the Pacific Northwest! Started breaking up 100 miles (160km) offshore. Coastal weather is often foggy and misty, and ships sometimes discovered the rocky shore too late to avoid disaster. The American steamer Great Republic, the largest passenger ship on the Pacific Coast at the time, turned late and grounded near Sand Island at the mouth of the Columbia in April 1879. Soc. amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "actilivi0d5-20"; Courtesy of the Bureau of Land Management. Research Lib., Brubaker Aerials, 11711, photo file 267. In June 2022, timbers located in a cove just north of Neahkahnie Mountain were removed to the Museum for further testing. Crew abandoned ship after she took on 7 feet (210cm) of water. Here are 20. The Manila trade was the principal economic basis of the Philippines colony, and an unscheduled return to port was a serious financial blow. Haunting Shipwrecks of the Oregon Coast Peter Iredale. In 1986, she was sent to St. Louis to be a floating museum. La Follette, Cameron, and Douglas Deur. Samuel G. Reed, a Portland businessman who created a development on the flanks of Neahkahnie Mountain, encouraged residents and visitors to dig for treasure, and treasure-hunting continued from the mid-nineteenth century until the late twentieth on both private and public lands. The Peter IredaleThe Peter Iredale, a four-masted steel barque sailing vessel, wrecked on the Oregon shore on October 25, 1906. With approximately 2,000 wrecks at the mouth of the Columbia alone (known as the Graveyard of the Pacific), the museum has an exhibition exploring the treacherous Columbia River Bar and a sizable collection of artifacts. Research Lib., neg. Soc. amzn_assoc_region = "US"; A post shared by Sean Titus (@yetipaws) on Mar 1, 2016 at 8:48pm PST. 7 INCREDIBLE SHIPWRECKS OFF THE UNITED STATES COAST THAT ARE VISIBLE FROM LAND: 1. The Great Republic in lower Portland Harbor, 1878. Archival documents indicate that some, including all the officers, were likely Spanish; but most crew were probably Filipino, as was common on Manila galleons. It is not visible here. Survivors marched overland to the. Legend has it that Florence takes its name from a shipwreck; as the story goes, the moniker stuck when the nameplate from the Florence, an 1875 offshore wreck, was found and nailed up over the post office. By the mid-seventeenth century, the Philippine shipyards were turning out galleons that had a 1,000-ton cargo capacity. Lost rudder and broke to pieces on Tillamook Bar. How to Plan a Winter Getaway to Depoe Bay, How to Spot Oregon Coast Wildlife in Depoe Bay. At the Cannon Beach History Center and Museum, see Cannon Beachs namesake cannon, a remnant of the wrecked Navy ship Shark, which ran aground in 1846. The New Carissa broke in two and the stern section remained beached for over nine years (though it was removed in 2008)! Before he could even begin to put out the fire, the engine room erupted into flames. They brought with them Some Small fish, Bees Wax &ca to trade with us. A few years later, in 1813-1814, fur trader and explorer Alexander Henry also mentioned trading beeswax with Clatsop peoples where the Spanish ship was cast away some years ago. Over the decades, there was much speculation among coastal residents about the occasionally visible wreck. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). La Follette, Cameron, Dennis Griffin, Douglas Deur, and Scott S. Williams. Soc. That was my cue to head inland myself, lest the tide trap me out with the remains of the wreck. One of the steering engines failed, throwing the ship onto Peacock Spit and pinning it onto the sand. But with the sun glaring down over the ridge above the bay, it was all but impossible to get a good look. To learn more about what wrecks can teach us, head to Secrets of Shipwrecks at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport and spend an afternoon playing Indiana Jones. In the 1930s, he considered excavating a visible part of the wreck as a tourist concession but abandoned the plan when it proved too expensive. A project of the Oregon Historical Society, 2020 Portland State University and the Oregon Historical Society, The Oregon Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The ship made it to the mouth of the Columbia River through a shroud of fog, but was turned around by a strong wind while waiting for a pilot, hitting Clatsop Beach so hard that three of its four masts snapped on impact. It only comes out when the tide is especially low as it was last weekend an opportunity for treasure hunters to explore the remaining piece of one of the most spectacular shipwrecks in Oregon history. 7. Peacock in 1841, and Benson Beach, after the steamship Admiral Benson; after it went down in 1930, its bow was visible for decades. La Follette, Cameron, Dennis Griffin, Douglas Deur, and Scott S. Williams. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Created 2020-02-07 based on Wikipedia references plus James Gibbs' Pacific Graveyard. It may have belonged to the J. Marhoffer once, but now the boiler belongs to the ocean, as much a part of Boiler Bay as the rocks, sea moss and kelp that surround it. The engine was ripped out, saving the crew by lightening the ship. Crew members scrambled to the side of the shop that was still floating, as they waited for the nearby Redwing to save them with their lifeboats. A member of the elite Knights of Santiago military order, he went to Mexico in 1686 and was appointed mayor of the Mexican mining town San Luis de Potos, where he oversaw construction of the towns first public works project. The Mountain of a Thousand Holes: Shipwreck Traditions and Treasure Hunting on Oregons North Coast. Special Issue. Salinas River Mouth in California. The shifting sandbar also creates unpredictable conditions for even the most skilled sailors. The U.S. Navys minesweeper YMS-133 learned the lesson of treacherous swells where the river meets the sea. The other half is at Coos Bay. At low tide in particular, Ripple Rock produces turbulent eddies that make it difficult for ships to navigate. #Salinas #SalinasRiver #SalinasRiverNationalWildlifeRefugr #MontereyBay #LonelyBeach #RustyBoat #Shipwreck #RustyBarge, A post shared by ciderdemon (@octobersshorty) on Aug 25, 2016 at 2:13pm PDT. Five years later, another naval ship, the schooner U.S.S. The freighter Mauna Ala was on its way to Hawaii with its holds full of Christmas trees and holiday items when the captain was ordered back to Astoria after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. One came ashore in the area now called Cannon Beach. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). WebThe Outer Banks of North Carolina is known as The Graveyard of the Atlantic with a number of visible shipwrecks that you can view during your visit to North Carolina's Outer Banks. For much of the last century it was buried beneath a 40-foot dune, uncovered during a winter storm in 2008. It was then decommissioned and sold for scrap in 1919. Southern Oregon #palosverdes, A post shared by RYAN BANG$UND (@ryan_bangsund) on Jul 31, 2016 at 10:19am PDT. G.A.Kohler: 1934* (top), 1954* (left), 2016 (right). Though the effort was ultimately futile, the crew was rescued. The steamer Argo was on the final leg of its voyage from Portland to Garibaldi on November 26, 1909. Soc. If you have comments if you would like to use a picture please let me know Thank you. Smith, Silas B. WebThe Peter Iredale, a four-masted, steel ship, ran ashore in 1906 and is now one of the most accessible shipwrecks on the West Coast. The ship slit in two pieces, killing one 19-year-old seaman and sparing the other 32 on board. Owned by a man named Gardiner, much of the vessel was salvaged and used in the building of the town of Gardiner, Oregon. - Oregon Historical Quarterly", "Shipwreck emerges from sand near Coos Bay", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_shipwrecks_of_Oregon&oldid=1093830659, Articles with dead external links from January 2018, Articles with permanently dead external links, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2013, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. Sechelt the Steamboat sunk 80 yards into the depths of the Pacific Ocean southwest of South Bedford Island! The remains of the boiler are still visible today when the tide is extremely low. Visitors must not board the shipwreck due to safety concerns, Cape Hatteras National Seashore officials wrote. Due to its weight of 2,100 tons of coal, the vessel instantly broke, leaving its remains beneath the sands near the city of Rockaway Beach. The flow of fresh water from rivers into the Pacific Ocean can cause intense and unpredictable sea conditions. It seems likely that the shipwreck left many survivors who lived next to the Nehalem-Tillamook and may have been dependent on them until misunderstandings and tensions caused them to kill the castaways. Views Across the Pacific: The Galleon Trade and Its Traces in Oregon. Special Issue, Oregon Historical Quarterly119:2 (Summer 2018). Dutton, 1959. Lost for good later at Punta Maria, California. Strong currents, a shallow channel, and powerful windswhich can capsize poorly loaded ships and create foggy conditionshave made the bar one of the most deadly in the world. "Legendary Spanish galleon shipwreck discovered on Oregon coast", "Wreck of the Lila and Mattie at Tillamook", "The Struan: From Saint John to Sandlake. Dangerous coastal landscapes along the Pacific Northwest, such as sheer drop cliffs (like these forbidden cliffs), tidal rips, moving sand bars, and rock reefs, create hazardous conditions for ships to navigate, causing many to wash ashore! All 16 humans on board died; the only survivor was the ship's dog. Others, such as the Tillamook Treasures group and seekers Bud Kretsinger and Lloyd Grimes, thought the treasure was more likely on the flanks of Neahkahnie. Shark, grounded on the southern bank of the Columbia River bar. Soc. The Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria has in its collections beeswax and a rigging pulley from the wreck found at the end of the nineteenth century. So, back in my car, I drove a half-mile north up Highway 101 to a small dirt pull-out on the left side of the road. The Spanish galleon wreck was recorded in Native history and the story of its survivors passed orally through generations in the Pacific Northwest. amzn_assoc_search_bar = "true"; The G.A. Rising first thing in the morning, I made the short drive from Lincoln City down to Depoe Bay. During WWII much of the hull was scrapped for iron. Sailed into the rocks at the base of Neahkahnie Mountain, on a clear day. Fishing Paradise in Oregon; American Shad; Nestled in the quiet Whale Cove, along the coastal HWY 101, our luxury boutique hotel provides all the amenities of home, spacious suites, and beautiful views of the Pacific Ocean and coastline. Abandoned by crew during a storm. Research Lib., bc002415, photo file 1192, Courtesy Oregon Hist. La Follette, Cameron, Dennis Griffin, and Douglas Deur. The most renowned is probably the British sailing ship Peter Iredale, which ran aground off Clatsop Beach in 1906 and instantly became a local attraction. WebVisible Shipwreck Collection V 1.2.kmz. On an unusually cloudy day, the sailing vessel, the Emily Reed, ran aground on the shores of Rockaway Beach in 1908. The Ultimate Ways for Sightseeing in Depoe Bay, Discovering the Beauty of Springtime in Depoe Bay, Oregon. To protect themselves and their ships, people used the Inside Passage from British Columbia to Alaska instead to avoid the bad weather of the open ocean and visit isolated communities along the route. While under tow to the Columbia River by the. The Mauna Ala stranded on Clatsop Beach, December 1941. Strong ebb currents pushing against the opposing forces of the ocean can build enormous swells in a very short time, threatening to overcome unprepared ships crossing the river bars. The USS Inaugural // St. Louis, Missouri The USS Inaugural was once an admiral-class World War II minesweeper active in Okinawa. It is likely that the ship encountered several gales in the North Pacific and then storms closer to the Oregon Coast. Peacock, a ten-gun, three-masted sloop, was the first ship o, The highly publicized wreck of theGeneral Warren in January 1852 off t. Shark were discovered at Arch Cape in 2008. Courtesy Oregon Hist. READ MORE: 8 shipwrecks that still haunt the Oregon coast. Soc. The schooner reached the central coast in the afternoon, when the chief engineer, off duty, fell asleep in his cabin. Piledriver on the end of the jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River, c.1910. The ship was a total loss, and the remaining hull is a tourist attraction at Fort Stevens State Park. The Peter Iredale was a four-masted barque sailing vessel that ran ashore in 1906 as it journeyed to the Columbia River (no surprise thereGraveyard of the Pacific, right?! And the impressive 1910 wreck of the steam schooner J. Marhoffer gave Boiler Bay its name. Beneath the waves, among the sea moss and rocks, there lies a hidden treasure on the central Oregon coast. If I hadnt ducked behind a tree I probably would have been smashed by all that hurling debris.. WebFind many great new & used options and get the best deals for Shipwreck COIN from SV Peter Iredale sunk Oregon Coast 1906 signed Numbered COA at the best online prices at eBay! Winter storms and erosion occasionally unveil some hidden treasures on the Oregon coast, including the ribs of the Emily G. Reed, a 215-foot sailing vessel that ran aground near Rockaway Beach in 1908. This focus led to a trickle, and then a procession, of treasure-seekers visiting the northern Oregon coast, reach - ing full crescendo by the mid to late twentieth century. Soc. This was a deep ditch (called La Zanja) that encircled the city, and which was successful in ending the frequent disastrous flooding that devastated the residents. Prez-Mallana, Pablo. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. This 17th-century shipwreck inspired Steven Spielbergs 1985 film, The Goonies, where a group of kids follow a pirate map to the wreck. Ran aground in fog on Nehalem Spit, then capsized in salvage operation, killing 17. Kicking hard he managed to free himself. a number of beaches along the Oregon Coast between Coos Bay and In 2016, the Maritime Archaeology Society documented the remains. It was abandoned about four miles from the Columbia River.