New Discovery
The Noonday, it appears, was the oldest of the shipwrecks uncovered during NOAA’s September 2014 mission. And, believe it or not, this clipper fell south in 1863. The ship, which was abandoned over from the Gold Rush, was still transporting men and cargo to the California coast long after the prospectors had decided to give up.
New Discovery
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Noonday
The Noonday had been coming towards the end of its more than four-month voyage from Boston to San Francisco when it made its tragic final trip. The ship, however, hit a rock and immediately started taking on water just as it approached the city. Even though everyone on board managed to escape with their lives, the ship and its valuable cargo were eventually sunk beneath the waves.
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