Question: What caused the shipwrecks off the coast of Kill Devil Hills known as the Triangle Wrecks?
Answer: The Triangle Wrecks resulted from two separate maritime disasters at the same location. In December 1927, the tanker Kyzickes, carrying crude oil bound for Spain, was caught in a storm. Strong winds caused it to take on water, which destroyed its boiler tubes. Then in 1929, the vessel Carl Gerhard ran aground at the exact same spot, slicing through the remains of the Kyzickes.
