Conditions: Moderate southwest wind and sea, and thick fog. Assistance was rendered by U.S. Lifesaving Station and volunteers. Error of 2nd Officer. Wreck Report

Originally built for the Hawaiian sugar trade, Hanalei ran between San Francisco and Los Angeles in 1908 before entering the Pacific Coast lumber trade, carrying lumber and passengers between San Francisco and various north coast ports. Sailing from Eureka, California, with 62 persons on board and a cargo of lumber, live cattle, sheep and hogs, Hanalei was lost on November 23, 1914, as she neared the Golden Gate. The schooner ran aground on Duxbury Reef opposite of the Marconi Wireless Station in Bolinas around noon on Monday, November 23. Thick fog obscured the water, and the steamer struck the rocks without warning, tearing off the rudder. Stuck on the rocks, Hanalei remained in the surf for 18 hours as rescuers, alerted by the ship's wireless SOS, gathered on shore. Efforts to rig a breeches buoy failed, and as night fell, would-be rescuers lit bonfires on the beach to wait for morning. When Hanalei disintegrated, passengers and crew were thrown into the surf. The battering of wreckage and the loose lumber cargo, as well as the choking effect of the ship's diesel fuel on the water took a deadly toll; 23 passengers and crew members died as they struggled to reach the shore. A number persons were saved when the lifesaving steamer McCulloch's crew plucked them from the water; others washed alive to the beach after several hours in the water, buoyed by floating wreckage. Delgado & Haller [2]