11/03/2026
⚓ On October 25, 1906, the four-masted steel bark Peter Iredale ran aground on Clatsop Beach near the mouth of the Columbia River, and the sand has been keeping her ever since.
The ship was built in Maryport, England, in 1890 and owned by the British firm Iredale & Porter. When she hit the beach, the Point Adams lifesaving station rescued all 27 people aboard, including two stowaways, and no one was seriously hurt. 🌊
More than a century later, the rusted ribs still rise from the sand at Fort Stevens State Park. Wind, waves and shifting sand keep reshaping what is left, and it remains one of the most photographed spots on the Oregon coast. 📸
The wreck passed its 120th anniversary just last week, and the Pacific is still slowly claiming her. Have you ever walked out to see the Peter Iredale at low tide?
