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Shipwreck remains exposed by a powerful nor'easter are seen along the southern shore of Nantucket, Mass., Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026.

Video. Possible 1884 shipwreck emerges from sand after Nantucket storm

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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.

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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.

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