Shipwreck uncovered in Coos Bay

[Johnny_L.A]

An old shipwreck has been uncovered in Coos Bay.

Winter storms have shifted the dunes in Coos Bay, OR and have uncovered an old shipwreck. It hasn’t been identified, but a resident of North Bend, 86-year-old Jack Long says he remembers a name plaque on it when he saw it in the '50s.

But back to the mystery shipwreck, Long is sure there was a name on that bow when he was there years ago. He lived in Barview at the time and took a boat with his dad, Les Long, and his uncle, George Long, to the spit. They hiked and came across the fated bow. He remembers seeing a nameplate on the bow — the Geo. E. Long. Naturally, the name stuck in his brain. He’s not surprised there’s no sign of a nameplate now on that bow.

The Seattle news said it might be the wreckage of a steam schooner, but they didn’t mention any possible names.

Hm. My friend has a break coming up between quarters. Maybe I should go down and visit her.

[Sunrazor]

Fascinating! I was editor of The World for about six months back in 1997. Loved Coos Bay. As a country boy from the Colorado sandhills, I found the whole coastal experience exotic and a little bizarre.

[Johnny_L.A]

@Sunrazor

Loved Coos Bay.

I’ve only been there once, last August. The weather was wonderful. Very pretty area. We went for a drive and a little hike, and I saw whales swimming just offshore. We went to an old lighthouse, and walked out on the jetty that apparently is made from part of a ship.