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SHIPWRECKS AND THE US LIFESAVING SERVICE with Captain Greg Ketchen

Presented by Tales of Cape Cod at Tales of Cape Cod , Barnstable MA

May 11 2020
SHIPWRECKS AND THE US LIFESAVING SERVICE with Captain Greg Ketchen

The outer coast of Massachusetts has been called the Graveyard of the North Atlantic, with more than 3,000 shipwrecks off Cape Cod since European sailors began exploring the Western Hemisphere.

SHIPWRECKS AND THE US LIFESAVING SERVICE with Captain Greg Ketchen, The outer coast of Massachusetts has been called the Graveyard of the North Atlantic, with more than 3,000 shipwrecks off Cape Cod since European sailors began exploring the Western Hemisphere.. The earliest recorded wreck was that of the  Pinnace Sparrow Hawk in 1626.. Many wrecks followed, particularly in the 19th century, as commercial sailing vessel traffic peaked along our coast.  Advances in modern navigation, weather ... view more »

ADMISSION INFO

Dessert reception follows talk. $10 members; $15 nonmembers

LOCATION

Tales of Cape Cod

3046 Main Street, Barnstable, MA 02630