Skipper’s refusal to leave ship angered rescuers
Offbeat Oregon History podcast
English - January 30, 2024 14:00 - 9 minutes - 8.69 MB - ★★★★★ - 160 ratingsHistory Society & Culture Places & Travel oregon pacific northwest ouragan columbia willamette history weird shipwreck pirate Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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At great personal risk, Coast Guardsmen had to rescue the skipper twice, because he insisted on staying aboard the stranded steamship to defend its cargo from marauding salvagers. (Columbia River Bar, Clatsop County; 1920s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1601e.shipwreck-laurel-stubborn-captain-376.html)