The North Carolina 1880 - English Iron Barque

The wreck of the North Carolina is the classic version of a sunken sailing ship. The vessel was an iron hulled English Barque that measured 205 feet in length and displaced 533 tons. The ill-fated ship sank on New Year´s Day 1880, when she struck the reef. Attempts were made to pull her of the reef, unfortunately there was an accident, the anchor was allowed to drop through the decks, putting a hole in her keel causing her to sink quickly. She was en-route from Bermuda to England with a general cargo of cotton, bark and fuel. Today, The North Carolina sits upright at depths ranging from 25 to ...