The vessel has been buried for decades but is exposed every few years when a hurricane hits.
Hurricane forces once again unearthed a shipwreck thought to be the remains of the Rachael on the Alabama shore.
The vessel has been buried for
The vessel has been buried for decades but is exposed every few years when a hurricane hits.
Hurricane forces once again unearthed a shipwreck thought to be the remains of the Rachael on the Alabama shore.
The vessel has been buried for decades but is exposed every few years when severe storms hit Fort Morgan, Ala., according to WALA, a local Fox affiliate.
“It’s just something that you really have to go see,” Adriana Mutan told the station. “I mean, I’ve seen so many pictures, heard so many stories, and now I’ve seen it.”
The shipwreck — last uncovered when Hurricane Ike hit in 2008 — attracted gawkers to the shore over the weekend, after Hurricane Isaac passed.
The Rachael was a 150-foot, 20th century schooner that sailed until the 1930s, when archeologists say the crew hit a storm and lost control. The boat was reportedly looted and set on fire.
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