Northwest History. Alaska. Science. United States.

'Ghost Ship' Returns: Arctic Hulk Off Point Barrow 'GHOST SHIP' RETURNS Arctic Hulk Off Point Barrow POINT BARROW, Alaska, Feb. 24.—(I.N.S.)—The "ghost ship" of the Arctic bobbed up again today. It is the once proud fur trading ship Baychimo, abandaned in 1931 when caug...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1936
Subjects:
Alaska
Ships
Ship building
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th Century
Arctic
Pacific
Barrow
Point Barrow
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/101649
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Summary:'Ghost Ship' Returns: Arctic Hulk Off Point Barrow 'GHOST SHIP' RETURNS Arctic Hulk Off Point Barrow POINT BARROW, Alaska, Feb. 24.—(I.N.S.)—The "ghost ship" of the Arctic bobbed up again today. It is the once proud fur trading ship Baychimo, abandaned in 1931 when caught in the winter freeze- up. Apparently stationary, the Baychimo's two remaining masts could be seen through a spyglass from shore. The "ghost ship" is jammed twelve miles out in the sea of ice. Believing part of the Baychimo's rich cargo of furs and other wares may still be aboard, natives planned to board the ship.

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