Powerful nor’easter uncovers 19th-century shipwreck on US island

Updated: 29/09/2026 - 9:55 GMT+2 A powerful nor’easter has exposed splintered wooden beams on a Nantucket beach, possibly from a 19th-century shipwreck. Experts will inspect the wreckage, which may be linked to the Warren Sawyer, a schooner lost off Nantucket in 1884. A powerful nor’easter has exposed weathered wooden beams on Nantucket’s southern shore, possibly revealing the remains of a 19th-century shipwreck. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Maritime experts from the Egan Maritime Institute are examining the wreckage and will work with state underwater archaeologists to identify the vessel. The remains appeared near an area where parts of the Warren Sawyer, a wooden schooner that ran aground in 1884, have been found before. However, experts say the newly exposed wreckage has not yet been identified with certainty.