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Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary is the graveyard for over 150 documented shipwrecks. Human error, treacherous weather, dangerous reefs and headlands and ship's navigational or operational failures still contribute to this place's hazardous reputation among mariners. The anchor is nearly all that remains of the bark Austria, grounded at Cape Alava in 1887. (photo: Olympic Coast NMS)

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