This episode is about the “Graveyard of the Pacific”, also known as the Santa Barbara channel has been a site of a historically unprecedented amount of shipwrecks on the California coast, and through its stories, tales of California’s history can be told. From snippets of the gold rush to tales of heroism, cowardice, and survival, these shipwrecks reveal more about our local history than simply the dangers of the channel itself.
Today’s host, Adam Majcher, is ready to explore the history of the most notable shipwrecks in the Santa Barbara Channel.