Introduction1- Horsing Around (Enterprize - 1822)2 - Negligence at Sea (William Gibbons - 1836)3 - Canine to the Rescue (Carroll - 1837)4 - Racer’s Storm (Home - 1837)5 - Shipboard Romance (Steam Packet Pulaski - 1838)6 - Of Human Flesh (Orline St. John - 1854)7 - The Plight of the Drunken Captain (Pocahontas - 1862)8 - The Lifesaving Widow (Nuova Ottavia - 1875)9- Bad Luck Friday (Huron - 1877)10 - A Ship by Any Other Name (Metropolis - 1878)11 - The Christmas That Wasn’t (City of Houston - 1878)12 - Mysterious Circumstances (M. & E. Henderson - 1879)13 - Against the Tide (Angela - 1883)14 - A Cold December Night (Nellie Wadsworth - 1885)15 - Eighty Hours on High (Henry P. Simmons - 1889)16 - Disaster Strikes (Strathairly - 1891)17 - The Times They are a Changin’ (Nathan Esterbrook - 1893)18 - A Trusting Man (Richard S. Spofford - 1894)19 - Accomplishing the Impossible (E.S. Newman - 1896)20 - Timbers in the Surf (George L. Fessenden - 1898)21 - The Midgetts of Hatteras (Aaron Reppard - 1899)22 - Breakers Ahead (Virginia - 1900)23 - Daring Do (Sarah D.J. Rawson - 1905)24 - An Unsolved Riddle (Carroll A. Deering - 1921)25 - In Search of Blackbeard’s TreasureGlossary

AHOY, MATE! Step into the past and aboard the decks of these twenty-five proud vessels, each one launched with high hopes but doomed finally to disaster. From the Huron, a wreck that caused 103 sailors to lose their lives, to the Pulaski, a maritime mishap where two star-crossed lovers almost lost each other forever, author Bob Brooke spins these tales with heart-pounding drama . Whether battered by hurricane-force gales, gouged by hidden rocks, or simply sabotaged by poor judgment, these ships live on in the most compelling ocean-going stories you've ever read.