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- Warren Sawyer wreckage believed to date to 1884 washed ashore on a Nantucket beach on Sunday, according to the Nantucket Current.
- The nor'easter brought heavy rainfall and dangerous coastal flooding to parts of the northeastern United States.
- The storm cut power to more than 160,000 households across the region, per the source.
- Fragments of the same wooden ship had previously surfaced on Nantucket beaches in 2022 and 2023, the source reports.
- The Warren Sawyer ran aground near Nantucket in 1884, per the Nantucket Current.
Why it matters: The Warren Sawyer has now reappeared three times in four years — fragments uncovered in 2022, 2023, and now 2025 — pointing to coastal erosion from severe storms actively reshaping Nantucket's shorelines. The storm's immediate human toll was significant, leaving over 160,000 households without power across the northeastern US.
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