Deadly winter storms expose 112-year-old shipwreck
by Martha McHardy
Jan 16, 2024
3 minutes
Amid flooding, snow and freezing rain across the US, treacherous weather in Maine brought a rare glimpse of a 112-year-old shipwreck at Acadia National Park.
The two-masted sailing schooner named Tay ran aground on Mount Desert Island in July 1911 when it struck a ledge during a storm, resulting in the death of the ship’s cook, according to an article in the Bar Harbor Record at the time.
The quickly broke into pieces and a large portion of the ship’s cargo was washed ashore by the waves as its captain, I W Scott, tried unsuccessfully to make it to the harbour.
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