What happened
A strong nor'easter storm has uncovered a 19th-century shipwreck on the south shore of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The shipwreck is believed to be from the Warren Sawyer, a schooner that crashed on nearby Miacomet Beach in 1884.
The storm, which brought heavy rain, gale-force winds, and coastal flooding to the East Coast, revealed a pallet of waterlogged timber held together by rusted nails and strands of seaweed on the beach. Scientists had previously discovered pieces of the shipwreck in the area in December 2022 and determined they likely belonged to the Warren Sawyer after months of research.
The nor'easter caused significant damage and disruption along the East Coast, with hundreds of thousands of people left without power across several states. The storm also caused notable erosion to beaches on Nantucket and turned deadly when a New York City Housing Authority worker was killed by a fallen tree in Brooklyn.
