Virtual: A History of Shipwrecks with Captain Greg Ketchen (Retired)

Thursday, October 24 @ 1pm est  10am pst

This talk will focus primarily on, but not be limited to, historic shipwrecks that have occurred south and east of Massachusetts. The region has been called the Graveyard of the North Atlantic with over 3,000 wrecks here since European sailors first began exploring the shores of the western Atlantic.

We learned so much from Greg for our last session on the History of the Coast Guard, we just had to have him back! This talk will focus primarily on, but not be limited to, historic shipwrecks that have occurred south and east of Massachusetts. The region has been called the Graveyard of the North Atlantic with over 3,000 wrecks here since European sailors first began exploring the shores of the western Atlantic. Because of the hazards experienced by early coastal and trans-Atlantic shipping while sailing these waters, Massachusetts was the 18th century birthplace of the modern United States Coast Guard. Advances in navigation, weather forecasting, response resources, and vessel technology over the past two centuries may have reduced the risks but have not eliminated them. The presentation will include an overview of shipwrecks, their causes, and the evolution of response resources and programs.

RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program.

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This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library. and is in collaboration between the several Massachusetts libraries.