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Originally posted on Maritime Anthropology by Skye Research: Captain Faria was master of the Santa Rosa when the wreck occurred. He was asleep when the ship was damaged by a submerged rock. As you read the following articles it is reflective of the multiple perspectives of the same event. Who was to blame? Who is…

Originally posted on Maritime Anthropology by Skye Research: In an article in the Heppner gazette., November 12, 1903 How The Maine Was Sunk. A small item in a London paper caused my correspondent to look up one Captain Anderson of Penzance, the place made famous by Gilbert and Sullivan. Anderson’s business is that of raising…

Originally posted on Maritime Anthropology by Skye Research: This list provides a further description of the vessels that serviced the Redwood Coast a region in the Pacific Ocean on the western United States from Northern California to southern Oregon. The details for each vessel has been gleaned from resources such as books, online scans of…

Originally posted on Maritime Anthropology by Skye Research: Irbing Paulsen a lumber carrier. In 1916, she was commanded by Captain H. Danskanen. In an article in the Morning Oregonian on August 18, 1916 it states that: Among the lumber carriers which made port yesterday are the steamer Irving Paulsen which comes in the nervine of…