Once the passengers were safely on shore, the galleon "Angel Gabriel", moored in Pemaquid Bay, was completely destroyed when the Great Colonial Hurricane of 1635 rushed up the coast from Naragansett, Rhode Island, leaving the ship as just a mass of floating debris after it was hit with the strongest winds ever recorded.
After passengers were safely disembarked, the ship "Angel Gabriel", docked in Pemaquid Bay, was completely destroyed when the Great Colonial Hurricane of 1635 swept up the coast from Narragansett, Rhode Island, leaving the vessel as a mass of floating debris after being struck by the strongest winds ever recorded.