Industry barque disaster

Industry was a barque that grounded trying to enter the Columbia River in 1865. Numerous people died. ^{[1] [2]}

The ship was built in 1862. ^[3] The vessel departed from San Francisco ^[4] February 23, 1865, hit storms, and later ran aground after waiting for a pilot to escort it into mouth of the Columbia River on March 15. Seventeen people died and seven survived. A survivor carved the number of dead and survivors on Shark Rock. ^{[5] [6]} The lighthouse keeper at Cape Disappointment had no boat suitable to rescue survivors. ^{[7] [8] [1]}

Rescuers from Fort Cape Disappointment tried to reach survivors.

See also

• USS Shark (1821)

References

1. John, Finn J.D. (19 June 2011). "Tired of watching mariners die, lighthouse keeper started a rescue service". Offbeat Oregon.
2. "1865 – March 15-16, bark Industry grounds, breaks-up, Columbia River bar, OR –15-17 – Deadliest American Disasters and Large-Loss-of-Life Events".
3. "Wrecksite - Industry Barque - Bark 1862-1865". The Wrecksite. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
4. "Daily Alta California 30 March 1865 — California Digital Newspaper Collection".
5. "CONTENTdm". www.salemhistory.net.
6. Gaines, W. Craig (April 1, 2008). Encyclopedia of Civil War Shipwrecks. LSU Press. ISBN   9780807147894 – via Google Books.
7. "Elleda Wilson: Industry aground". finance.yahoo.com.
8. "Cape Disappointment Light: the oldest functioning lighthouse on the West Coast". RANDOM Times •. August 3, 2021.