Shipwrecked sailors had to paddle 200 miles to safety




Offbeat Oregon History podcast show

Summary: While the captain of the Emily G. Reed was sadly reporting the loss of 11 brave mariners, four of the missing were drifting northward, desperately bailing water out of a damaged and leaky lifeboat. Their journey's end: Puget Sound. (Rockaway Beach, Tillamook County; 1900s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1503a.shipwreck-emily-g-reed.328.html)