19th-century shipwreck uncovered on Hull beach

When Victor Mastone got a call last week informing him that the ribs of a ship were protruding through the sand on a Hull beach, he dropped everything and made for the harborside town.

As the state director of underwater archeological resources, Mastone says those are the calls he dreams about.


“The lesson I have learned — and it took me many years to learn — is as soon as you get the call, get out there. Because chances are if you don’t, the wreckage will get covered up,” he said.

Mastone believes the latest discovery, found by a beachgoer while the tide was out at Nantasket Beach last week, is the remains of a wooden cargo ship used to carry supplies like timber in the late 1800s.


“These were the buses, box trucks, and 18-wheelers of the 19th century and even earlier. During that time it was cheaper for them to move things by boat,” Mastone said.


He reached his preliminary conclusion based on the materials used to build the boat, and the way the ship was constructed using wood fasteners.

Mastone said the ship is most likely a two- to three-masted schooner that is 100 feet long and 30 feet wide. The stern of the boat is pushing through the sand.


Mastone said there are quite a few wrecks like this off Hull, but it’s rare that a visitor would be able to see them on land.

The natural shift of the ocean’s current pulled just the right way to create a sandbar that uncovered the artifact. The intense winter storms also played a role in removing sand from the beach and revealing the remnants, officials said.


“This site provides the public — especially the nondiving community — with an opportunity to experience a real shipwreck,” Mastone said. “This is a rare experience.”




The Hull Lifesaving Museum, which has been working closely with Mastone on the find, will act as the state’s agent and assist in investigating the ship’s history.

Peter Wild, the museum’s executive director, said he is assembling a team of volunteers to help excavate the ship as best they can to get a better look at the wreckage and positively identify it.


“So far we did enough digging to confirm that it’s an old wreck,” Wild said. “We’ll do one big dig between tides this week.”

Once it’s uncovered, experts will photograph the remains and examine its components.

“This is absolutely fascinating and a new piece of information, and we don’t get pieces of information like this often,” Wild said.

State officials are encouraging curious onlookers to stop by the beach at low tide to take in the site, but are warning them not to touch the ship’s wooden fragments.

Mastone said it would be illegal for a member of the public to take anything from the ship. Both Hull police and the Massachusetts Environmental Police are keeping watch.

Mastone said the boat could be buried by summer’s end, so people interested in examining the artifact should visit soon.

“The site . . . provides a connection with our maritime past; our collective maritime heritage. At even the most basic level, people tend to forget the strong connection between man and the sea,” he said.

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Stunning sleeveless white gown at sunset beach ceremony

As a former Sports Illustrated model, Angie Everhart is used to being the belle of the ball.

And the 45-year-old effortlessly wowed guests in a stunning white gown, when she exchanged vows with Carl Ferro on November 5 in Santa Monica, California.

In newly unveiled snapshots, Angie cuts a radiant figure as she links arms - and locks lips - with Carl, president and co-founder of nutrition company Sunfare.




The bride wore a strapless lace dress with a tulle skirt and sweetheart neckline, showing off toned décolletage as she made her way down the aisle after her bridesmaids, who included model Sandra Taylor, resplendent in a black gown.

 

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Her famously red hair was tied back to accommodate her long veil, which met the train of her dress as it swept along the ground.

Standing tall in a pair of silver heels, Angie accessorised with a pair of diamond earrings and a matching necklace with a pendant, as she held a beautiful bouquet of white roses.



And the ceremony, which attracted an array of onlookers, was decorated with a white aisle and large floral arrangements with white roses as guests looked on from gold seating.

At one point, Angie was seen laughing with her husband-to-be, who looked dapper in a black tuxedo, as she struggled to get her veil under control mid-ceremony.

Shortly before the wedding, the new Mrs. Ferro tweeted, 'My family is in town.. So good to see my sister. Happy to become a Mrs. F ... He is my Man', about her beloved groom.

The ceremony comes as extra good news for Angie, who recently overcame a battle with thyroid cancer.

Her spokesperson said: 'Now able to work again, she is confident that the restructuring will get her back on her feet financially.'

The Take Me Home Tonight star was declared cancer-free after a successful surgery for her cancer in May.


Just a month before her surgery, in April, she spoke to TMZ shortly after Carl popped the question as it was revealed that he proposed in an elevator.

‘It happened in the elevator, believe it or not,’ Carl told the website while his bride-to-be flashed her ginormous cushion cut diamond ring.

But Angie was quick to explain that it wasn’t a random spot to pick and in fact couldn’t have been much more romantic.


‘He actually asked me where he first kissed me,’ she revealed, which was at the Redbury Hotel in Hollywood.

This is second trip down the aisle for Angie, who was married to singer Ashley Hamilton for just four months after tying the knot in 1996.

Angie is mother to four-your-old son Kayden from a relationship with actor Chad Stansbury, while Carl has an eight-year-old daughter from a past relationship.




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