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Nor’easter unearths fragments of 19th century shipwreck on Nantucket
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- Sep 27, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC
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Consolidated town and county in Massachusetts, United States
Nantucket is an island in Massachusetts, United States, about 30 miles (48 km) south of the Cape Cod peninsula. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government. Nantucket is the southeasternmost town in Massachusetts. The name "Nantucket" is adapted from similar Algonquian names for the island.
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A local journalist spotted wreckage most likely belonging to the Warren Sawyer near where fragments believed to be from the doomed schooner were discovered in 2022.
Cities along the East Coast are looking to recover from the destruction left behind by a powerful nor’easter that brought torrential downpours, dangerous flooding and violent winds. The storm leaving thousands without power, forcing the cancellation of long-planned festivities, snarling air traffic and even unearthing…
Strong crashing waves from the violent nor’easter uncovered a 19th-century shipwreck buried under the Nantucket sand as the deadly storm thrashed the East Coast with heavy rain, gale-force wi…