A shipwreck on land...

[Alex Burke]

A few miles south of the Strait of Magellan near Cape Horn a long narrow channel named "St./San Sebastian" formerly flowed from the ocean 35 miles inland where it connected with the Strait of Magellan near Porvenir, Chile. Many wrecks went down in this channel prior to it's natural closure in the early 1800's. The narrow channel combined with the bay tides acted like a chute with a ferocious tidal flow that was legendarily harsh to sailors, they often skipped San Sebastian Channel in favor of the "calmer" Strait of Magellan to the north.

The coordinates I had for a certain wreck kept showing up on land to the point where I thought I was crazy but the more I researched the more plausible it became. Here are the links that show earlier maps of how the areas waterways changed dramatically and a Google earth image so you guys can see where the ocean scarred the land and flowed through... will I ever dig up a shipwreck down there, probably not lol but I thought it was interesting how dynamically our world changes sometimes.

Historical maps and evidence from past visits to the area:
In Search of San Sebastián

Todays view, you can see where it ran SW from what is now Bahia San Sebastian: https://maps.google.com/?t=h&q=http://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/kml.php?labno=10039038

 

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[Msbeepbeep]

You never know, could happen.

 

[Frankn]

It's the same on the Mississippi. In places that have changed course, there are now landlocked wrecks. I imanige there are quite a few wrecks buried under dry land. Frank...

 

[Army of 1]

The paddle steamer Arabia , hit a snag and sunk in the Mississippi in 1850 , it was found in 1985 1/2 a mile from the river buried 30 feet under a corn field , its more than possible to find land-locked wrecks as water courses Do change constantly , good luck with your searches .. cheers Mick

 

[gerryk]

I have read about this many times and from what i read it is not uncommon.

 

[austin]

Padre Island , Texas. Hurricanes push ships ashore and bury them. Have seen a couple that were discovered...

 

[Alex Burke]

Wow, great replies guys, I had a feeling there were other spots that waterways had changed completely or enough to leave wrecks on what is now dry land. That Mississippi story is pretty cool. Keep posting landlocked wrecks

 

[Red James Cash]

It has happened.I forget the exact details.Once when the Mississippi flooded.It changed course during the flood.A Steam ship was found buried under a cornfield.The ship was previously under water.