Plum Island Shipwreck

We were walking the beach on the Parker River Wildlife Refuge on Plum Island on Sunday March 26. About 2/3 of mile south of parking lot #3 beach access, at low tide, we saw the remnants of a shipwreck poking up through the sand. [Note: The refuge beach closes April 1st for the Piping Plovers]

Victor Mastrone, Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources,
 identified it as likely the wreck of  the Schooner Ingomar. The schooner built in 1904 went aground in 1936. (Shipwrecks are protected archaeological sites. Please do not dig or remove any artifacts).

According to an article in the Boston Herald (February 19, 1936):

“The Ingomar crashed ashore on Plum Island during the night. Her hull was split and it was believed she would break up within a week. When Capt. John Atwood saw the vessel’s plight, he order the men to take to the dories, and night got off safely. Henry White and John Whalen were unable to lower a boat and took to the rigging. They were taken off after a weary vigil by a crew from Knobbs Beach coast guard station on Plum Island.”

 

 Boston Herald February 19, 1936 

Boston Herald March 1, 1936

 Evening Star (Washington, D.C.) February 23, 1936