On this day in 1906: “Cork life vests began to wash shore between Cape Hatteras and Kinnakeet. During a two-week period, over 400 made their way to Hatteras beaches…. Those that were identified bore the markings ‘Caswitz Rettunysyurcer, G.R.P.’ ‘Sealanan’ and ‘Smeskf.’ Along with the life vests, pieces of unmarked wreckage also washed ashore 3 […]
Posts Tagged ‘sarah downing’
On the beach, a wealth of not-very-helpful evidence
Posted in On This Day, tagged cape hatteras, kinnakeet, on this day in outer banks history, sarah downing on October 19, 2016 | Leave a Comment »
As hurricane rattled ship, an impromptu jazz concert
Posted in On This Day, tagged gwendolyn taylor, morro castle, on this day in outer banks history, sarah downing on September 15, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
On this day in 1933: “En route from Havana to New York, the luxury passenger ship Morro Castle was stranded off Cape Hatteras in a hurricane. The entire orchestra was seasick and the ship’s 140 passengers gathered in the lounge because of water in some cabins. “Twenty-two-year-old Gwendolyn Taylor of Philadelphia distracted the crowd with […]
Memorabilia collector foiled by observant police
Posted in On This Day, tagged kill devil hills, license plate collecting, on this day in outer banks history, sarah downing on June 28, 2015 | Leave a Comment »
On this day in 1985: A 20-year-old Kill Devil Hills man pleads guilty to 48 counts of misdemeanor theft — of license plates. After receiving numerous complaints from victimized vacationers, police deduced the thief’s quest to collect all 50 states and successfully baited him with a Hawaii plate attached to an unmarked car. h/t On […]
A flotilla of illicit inner tubes on the Outer Banks
Posted in On This Day, tagged dare county nc, nc drug smuggling, on this day in outer banks history, sarah downing on October 20, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
On this day in 1979: “Dare County deputies collected more than two dozen inner tubes filled with between 700 and 1,000 pounds of the drug hashish along area beaches. While the source of the inner tubes was unknown, Drug Enforcement Administration officials estimated the value of the substance at $1,600 a pound… “Over a three-day […]
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