The Steamship Pulaski disaster was the term given to the June 14, 1838, explosion on board the American steam packet Pulaski, which caused her to sink 30 miles (48 km) off the coast of North Carolina with the loss of two-thirds of her passengers and crew.

May 9, 2018 · A team of undersea explorers has confirmed the location of the wrecked steamboat Pulaski, which went down off the coast of North Carolina in 1838.

May 13, 2018 · The Pulaski sank in 1838 off the coast of North Carolina. It’s one of the more notable shipwrecks in the early history of the eastern seaboard of the US. Once on the bottom, the Blue Water dive crew immediately began discovering coins and artifacts.

Aug 3, 2021 · But the aftermath from the tragedy of the SB Pulaski, a passenger/freight steamboat that sank off the coast of North Caroline, June, 1838, kept it in the news in a good way. A romance blossomed shortly after the disaster, new safety at sea rules were approved and artifacts, including coins, silverware and jewelry, were discovered more than 150 ...

May 11, 2018 · Divers have found proof that a shipwreck off the North Carolina coast is a steamship that sank in 1838. A candlestick recovered from the wreck site bears the name of the ship - "SB Pulaski,"...

Blue Water Ventures International is currently working on the Pulaski site off the coast of North Carolina. The Steamship Pulaski sank June 1838, at the time it was considered the worst shipwreck catastrophe in US History.

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Story of the discovery and salvage of the SB Pulaski!

May 10, 2018 · A 19th century wreck discovered 40 miles off the coast of North Carolina has been conclusively shown to be the steamship Pulaski which sank in a massive explosion in 1838 and claimed the lives of some the southeast’s most prominent individuals and families.

May 9, 2018 · Found an interesting article from the Charlotte Observer that does not appear to have been posted here yet. For those so interested, here are a few links: Divers find artifacts identifying Pulaski shipwreck off NC | Charlotte Observer North Carolina Shipwrecks: Steamer Pulaski ~ 14 June 1838