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She was discovered in 1996, near Atlantic Beach by Intersal, Inc. [46] CSS Raleigh Confederate States Navy: 7 May 1864 Ran aground at Cape Fear. [6] El Salvador Spain: 29 August 1750 Spanish merchantman ran aground during a hurricane near Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina [47
A steamship that was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on Dog Island. [citation needed] James A. Garfield United States: 1 August 1899 An American barque that was wrecked and beached in a hurricane on Dog Island. Jafnhar Norway: 1 August 1899 A Norwegian barque that was wrecked in a hurricane and beached on Dog Island. Latara Russia: 1 August 1899
Shipwrecks of the coastlines of North and South Carolina and in their harbors and coastal rivers. Pages in category "Shipwrecks of the Carolina coast" The following 111 pages are in this category, out of 111 total.
Sank in a hurricane about 100 miles (160 km) southeast of Savannah. USS South America United States Navy: 8 December 1861 A whaler that was beached at Tybee Island. USS Water Witch United States Navy: 19 December 1864 A sidewheel gunboat burned to avoid capture at White Bluff.
Due to its location, many hurricanes have hit the state directly, and numerous hurricanes have passed near or through North Carolina in its history; the state is ranked fourth, after Florida, Texas, and Louisiana, in the number of cyclones that produced hurricane-force winds in a U.S. state. [2] [3]
Hurricane Michael making landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida as a Category 5 hurricane on October 10, 2018. In the 21st century, 80 tropical and subtropical cyclones, their remnants, and their precursors have affected the U.S. state of Florida. Collectively, cyclones in Florida during the time period resulted in more than $236 billion in damage ...
More than 150 deaths have been confirmed since Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm, including dozens in flood-stricken North Carolina. “Communities were wiped off the ...
September 3, 2010 – Hurricane Earl passes just east of the Outer Banks, inundating portions of North Carolina Highway 12 with storm surge and producing hurricane-force wind gusts that severely damaged six houses. Moderate crop damage was reported further inland, and monetary damage in the state reached $2.5 million (2010 USD).