Shipwreck! A Chronicle of Marine Accidents & Disasters in British Columbia by John MacFarlane is a massive book that contains a staggering 1850 of the best documented wrecks and marine disaster in British Columbia. There are an estimated one to three million shipwrecks worldwide and finding an estimate for the number along the coast of BC is difficult. It is though that many shipwrecks were unreported and unknown.
West Coast Trail Shipwrecks
Alaskan at 4k Soquel at 5k Sarah at 7k Becherdass-Ambiadass at 8k Michigan at 12k Uzbekistan at 13.8k Varsity at 17.6k Valencia at 18.3k Janet Cowan at 19k Robert Lewers at 20k Woodside at 20.2k Uncle John at 26.2k Vesta at 29k Raita at 33k Skagit at 34.2k Santa Rita at 37k Dare at 39k Lizzie Marshall at 47k Puritan at 48.5k Wempe Brothers at 49.4k Duchess of Argyle at 58k John Marshall at 62.3k William Tell at 64.2 Revere at 69k Cyrus at 75k
West Coast Trail Campsites
Pachena Bay Campground Michigan Creek at 12k Darling River at 14k Orange Juice Creek at 15k Tsocowis Creek at 16.5k Klanawa River at 23k Tsusiat Falls at 25k Cribs Creek at 42k Carmanah Creek at 46k Bonilla Creek at 48k Walbran Creek at 53k Cullite Cove at 58k Camper Bay at 62k Thrasher Cove at 70k Pacheedaht Campground
In the Graveyard of the Pacific along the West Coast Trail, rescue vessels heading to the scene of a shipwreck, would often be surprised to encounter other wrecks not known to be lost. John M. MacFarlane is the Curator of the Nauticapedia Project, an online database of 70,000 vessel histories. He is also the Curator Emeritus of the Maritime Museum of British Columbia and the author of several books about nautical history. The online database Nauticapedia, contains records of over 4000 shipwrecks! MacFarlane uses his almost five decades of researching British Columbia ship histories to create this comprehensive list laid out in alphabetical order. The book covers the last 250 years of shipwrecks. Shipwreck!: A Chronicle of Marine Accidents & Disasters in British Columbia came out in 2021 and covers every known shipwreck along the West Coast Trail and is well worth reading. You can find Shipwreck!: A Chronicle of Marine Accidents & Disasters in British Columbia everywhere books are sold.
The Nauticapedia Project
This is a link to the Nauticapedia Project. Well worth a look for the huge amount of information and photos on the nautical history of BC.
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