In the 1930s, fourteen boats were sunk near Royston to create a breakwater to protect the ships supplying the lumber mills in Comox Harbour.
Today, the shipwrecks can still be seen nearly a century later, especially at low tide.
While the wrecks, rust and decay, slowly being eaten away by salt, waves and sea microbes, they provide a protected area for the re-growth of eelgrass beds home to all kinds of sea life.
Eventually, the wrecks will get swallowed up by the sea, but until then, they’re a destination for divers, kayakers and, of course, photographers.
