Storm uncovers 19th century shipwreck on Nantucket beach

A recent nor'easter storm washed a large wooden fragment onto Nantucket's Miacomet Beach. Karen Russell found it during a walk on the beach. Experts believe it came from the Warren Sawyer, a wooden sailing ship that sank on December 22, 1884. The fragment weighs around 500 pounds and includes a stern post and part of a rudder. The Warren Sawyer went down more than 140 years ago off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. Strong nor'easter storms sometimes erode beaches and uncover objects that have been buried for a very long time. This piece of wreckage is rare physical evidence of a specific 19th century shipwreck.