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ALASKA CEDAR (ex-JOHN J. MANSON) Lost when she struck the north jetty at Coos Bay, Oregon while outbound for Crescent City, CA. Photo date 4 December 1962 Original photo by Chuck Von Wald, Portland, OR. From the archives of the Saltwater People Historical Society©
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"1951: The ALASKA CEDAR (ex-JOHN J. MASON) was brought from the east coast for the Puget Sound-Valdez trade, for the Alaska Ship Lines. Her engines and house were aft and she had a traveling crane that operated the full length of the forward deck.
1962: When the ALASKA CEDAR struck the jetty, 20-foot seas were sweeping the stranded vessel and soon broke her back. The ship and much of her 2,000,000 feet of lumber cargo were lost.
At the time of the wreck, the vessel was owned by J.J. Tennant of Portland with Capt. N.F. Hall."
Source: H.W. McCurdy's Marine History of the Pacific Northwest. Edited by Gordon Newell. Superior Publishing.
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24 crew of the lumber freighter ALASKA CEDAR came ashore by breeches buoy, set up by the Coast Guard. 2 Dec. 1962. By 6:00 p.m. the rescue operations were complete, seven were hospitalized, no lives were lost. Click image to enlarge. UPI Telephoto from the archives of the Saltwater People Historical Society©
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