Images of American Lighthouses and Lifesaving on Washington's Outer Coast Broken Group Sergius Narrows

Sergius Narrows

When Washington became a state in 1889

Anchors and windlasses

autopilots

and a foam-flotation installation method that makes canoes and kayaks safe and unsinkable

Images of American Lighthouses and Lifesaving on Washington's Outer Coast Broken Group Sergius NarrowsWashington's storm ridden outer coast stretches from Cape Disappointment, at the mouth of the Columbia River, to Cape Flattery, at the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, a distance of about 150 miles. Historians have labeled these waters "the Graveyard of the Pacific" and "the Unforgiving Coast." Despite their hazards, sea routes to, from, and along the coast have been busy. Maritime fur traders and explorers, warships, Gold Rush shipping,