 |
| Above, the SS Dominator wrecked at Rocky Point at Palos Verdes Peninsula, circa 1961. |
Back in the first half of the 1960s, we used to go fishing with my grandfather. He had an Elgin outboard boat (from Sears).
We would head out from either Norm's Landing near San Pedro or from King Harbor in Redondo Beach. When we headed out from King Harbor, we would head out near Palos Verdes Peninsula. While heading near Palos Verdes, we would go by the shipwreck of the SS Dominator.
Back on March 13, 1961 (definitely not a lucky day), the SS Dominator, a freighter, ran aground at Rocky Point at Palos Verdes Peninsula.
From Wikipedia:
SS Dominator, a freighter, ran ashore on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in the South Bay area of California in 1961 due to a navigational error while lost in fog. Its remains can still be seen today and serves as a point of interest for hikers and kayakers.
Over the ensuing years, ocean waves pounded the wreck so that very little of it remains visible today. For several years after it ran aground, it could be seen from Redondo, Manhattan and Hermosa Beaches.
This blog post was prompted by the above photo posted on Facebook.
No comments:
Post a Comment