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Possible 19th-century shipwreck washes up on a beach during nor’easter
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- Sep 28, 2026, 1:25 PM UTC
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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.
Wind, rain and erosion around Nantucket from the recent nor’easter have revealed pieces of wood from what is believed to be the Warren Sawyer, a schooner that wrecked near Miacomet Beach in 1884, according to reporting from the…
The wreckage was spotted in the same area where other fragments of the ship were discovered in 2022 and 2023.