Source: Mark Price, NEWS & OBSERVER, 2/4/19


The shrimp trawler Big John ran ashore and broke into countless pieces early Monday along North Carolina’s Outer Banks, adding another sunken hull to the so called “Graveyard of the Atlantic.” Photos show what’s left of the ship off Cape Point in the surf, and a wide debris field on the sand. The ship, based out of Wanchese, is believed to have overturned before sinking, said a press release from the National Park Service.

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