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Just south of Salvo, Erasmus Midgett rescues 10 crew members from the wreck of the Priscilla, a cargo vessel bound for Brazil. The G.A. Kohler, a schooner headed to Haiti,

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Just south of Salvo, Erasmus Midgett rescues 10 crew members from the wreck of the Priscilla, a cargo vessel bound for Brazil. The G.A. Kohler, a schooner headed to Haiti,

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Washed Ashore

Shark teeth, ancient ship wrecks, deadly jellyfish, and … spaceship debris? Keep an eye out when roaming our beaches — you never know what surprises are lying at the water’s edge.

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Cartoon of a shipwreck on the ocean floor

Cartoon of hand pulling another hand from the ocean, labeled 1899 Just south of Salvo, Erasmus Midgett rescues 10 crew members from the wreck of the Priscilla, a cargo vessel bound for Brazil.
Cartoon of a cresting wave labeled 1933 The G.A. Kohler, a schooner headed to Haiti, wrecks off the coast of North Carolina during a hurricane. The wood from the ship is used to build what is now Lifeboat Community Church in Salvo.
Cartoon of ship exploding in the water, labeled 1942-'45 During World War II, at least 90 German, Allied, and merchant ships sink off the North Carolina coast — an area now called the Graveyard of the Atlantic.
Cartoon of a shark's tooth, labeled 1976 The Aurora Fossil Museum is founded in Beaufort County, an area that has produced prolific fossil records of marine life in North America, including shark teeth, coral, and whale bones.
Cartoon of a bag of Doritos labeled 2006 A trailer-size shipping container full of Doritos falls into the ocean, resulting in thousands of bags of Cool Ranch, Nacho Cheese, and Spicy Nacho chips washing ashore on Hatteras Island.
Cartoon of a shipwreck on the beach, labeled 2008 The remains of what is now believed to be a 1600s British naval vessel are exposed during a winter storm in Corolla — likely the oldest shipwreck ever found on the Outer Banks.
Cartoon of a rocket, labeled 2017 An Outer Banks photographer discovers a piece of a SpaceX rocket’s nose cone on the beach near Hatteras Village.
Cartoon of jellyfish, labeled 2023 Several Portuguese man-of-wars — balloon-looking creatures with venomous tentacles that can stretch up to 100 feet — wash up on the Outer Banks and Oak Island.