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Wreck Alley is an artificial reef and recreational diving destination off the coast of San Diego . In addition to the artificial reef created by multiple shipwrecks, the area also includes submerged ocean platforms and remains of the old Ingraham Street Bridge. Metridium Anemone on the wreck of HMCS Yukon. These different sunken structures make ...
Marin County. A paddle steamer that ran aground off Point Reyes . / 38.083°N 123.017°W / 38.083; -123.017 ( Labouchere (paddle steamer)) A Manila galleon under the command of Sebastião Rodrigues Soromenho that was wrecked at anchor in Drakes Bay, the first shipwreck in California.
Javier's locations have large tequila selections and specialize in margaritas. Margarita flavors include tamarind, cucumber, jalapeño, and pineapple. [ 5 ] A signature cocktail is the Diamante Negro martini with Maestro Dobel tequila, agave nectar and lime juice served in a glass with a black salt rim.
San Diego, California: 140 2000 2000 Southern United States heat wave: Heat wave: Southern United States: 139 1840 Lexington: Accident – shipwreck: Long Island Sound: Steamship sank due to fire on board 139 1874 Mill River (Northampton, Massachusetts) Accident – dam failure: Hampshire County, Massachusetts: 139 1917 Eddystone explosion ...
De Hoces was the commander of the San Lesmes which was one of the seven ships of the Loaísa expedition under García Jofre de Loaísa. It has been speculated that the San Lesmes, last seen in the Pacific Ocean in late May, reached Easter Island, the Polynesian archipelago, or even New Zealand. [12] 1579 Ikegusuku Antō: Unknown East China Sea
The San Diego was formerly known as San Antonio, a trading ship built in Cebu under the supervision of European boat-builders. It was docked at the port of Cavite to undergo reconditioning and repair but at the end of October 1600 Don Antonio de Morga, Vice-Governor General of the Philippines, ordered it converted into a warship and renamed it ...
The Honda Point disaster was the largest peacetime loss of U.S. Navy ships in U.S. history. [3] On the evening of September 8, 1923, seven destroyers, while traveling at 20 knots (37 km/h), ran aground at Honda Point (also known as Point Pedernales; the cliffs just off-shore called Devil's Jaw), a few miles from the northern side of the Santa Barbara Channel off Point Arguello on the Gaviota ...
Cajon Pass. / 34.32583°N 117.42833°W / 34.32583; -117.42833. Cajon Pass ( / kəˈhoʊn /; Spanish: Puerto del Cajón or Paso del Cajón) [ 2][ 3] is a mountain pass between the San Bernardino Mountains to the east and the San Gabriel Mountains to the west in Southern California. Created by the movements of the San Andreas Fault, it ...