Mooring parted and struck rocks off Pigeon Point. Tried to maneuver vessel out. The vessel stopped at Pigeon Point to take on a cargo of
tanbark. As she lay alongside the landing, the stern cable parted and a huge wave caught the craft swinging her broadside on the big rock,
tearing a hole in the vessel's side. A second wave lifted her and smashed her down on the rock, completely demolishing the bottom of the
steamer. Nannie Escolae
The vessel, which is now owned by the George Beadle Company, has been engaged in picking up cargoes between San Francisco, Santa Cruz
and Monterey and was on her northward trip when she stopped at Pigeon Point early Saturday morning to take on a cargo of tanbark. As she lay
alongside the landing, the stern cable parted, and a large wave caught the craft swinging it broadside onto a big rock, tearing a large hole in the
vessel's side. Before any action could be taken by the officers and crew of the vessel, a second wave lifted it and smashed it down on the rock,
completely demolishing the bottom of the steamer. The crew barely escaped by taking to the boats, the captain being the last man to leave the
vessel. [in part] MB 16 August 1913 Martin, Wallace E., Sail & Steam on the Northern California Coast 1900 - 1950, National Maritime Museum Association, Unpublished
Master John Halvorsen, of Alameda, CA. Last port San Pedro, CA, departed 7 August 1913 arriving at Pigeon Point with eighteen onboard and no
passengers. Struck rocks, mooring parted. Tried to maneuver vessel out. Conditions light Southeast wind. Wreck Report

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