Ohio Rock

Ohio Rock (52˚49'00" 128˚27'00" Off E side of Sarah I, N end of Finlayson Channel, N of Bella Bella). The Ohio hit this hazard in 1909 and sank in nearby Carter Bay, with the loss of four lives. It was en route from Seattle to Nome, Alaska, under Capt John Johnson, when it struck the uncharted rock after midnight and filled rapidly with water. Johnson just managed to ground the vessel in Carter Bay and get most of the 135 passengers and crew off before it sank. The 110-m, 2,816-tonne Ohio,...

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