We wrote a Book!

Get the real story behind some of the PNW's most famous shipwrecks and see what remains of them today Continue Reading →

Beeswax Wreck Project

A large ship carrying beeswax and Chinese porcelain wrecked on the Nehalem Spit in northern Oregon. Oral histories say it wrecked many years before Europeans and Americans came to the area Continue Reading →

Shipwreck Survey Project

MAS examines and records wrecks and abandoned vessels in OR & WA including the remains of this late 19th century side-wheel steamboat T.J. Potter Continue Reading →

Training Opportunities

Interested in remote sensing, site surveying, or shipwreck research? Check out our training opportunities. Continue Reading →

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Shipwrecks of the Pacific Northwest: Tragedies and Legacies of a Perilous Coast

Join us for a wild ride on some of our favorite shipwrecks in the Graveyard of the Pacific. Our first publication is now available.

Beeswax Wreck Project

Official home of the Beeswax Wreck Project searching for Oregon's Manila Galleon

Shipwreck Survey Project

MAS documents and shares info about shipwrecks in Oregon & Washington

Training

We have training, research, and fieldwork opportunities for MAS Members

Thank You

Our Partners and Sponsors help support our mission to document maritime heritage

MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Serving the Pacific Northwest and beyond, MAS is dedicated to historical shipwreck documentation and public education in maritime heritage.

We wrote a Book!

Beeswax Wreck Project

Shipwreck Survey Project

Training Opportunities

Shipwrecks of the Pacific Northwest: Tragedies and Legacies of a Perilous Coast

Beeswax Wreck Project

Shipwreck Survey Project

Training

Thank You