Efforts are underway to secure what remains of a massive wooden vessel which suddenly appeared on the beach at Cape Ray a week or so ago.

The wreckage has captivated people across the province and from around the world, and by all accounts appears to be quite old.

It’s widely believed that what remains of the wooden vessel, which is estimated at 100-feet long, had been buried in the sand since she ran aground or sank, and was exposed by the fury of Hurricane Fiona.

Bert Osmond says he believes once it was exposed, a recent storm pushed the wreckage onto the beach.

The fear now is that the ocean is starting to reclaim the wreck before officials get an opportunity to study it, and hopefully make an id.

Osmond was among a group, including divers from the Clean Harbours initiative, to secure the wreck with ropes tied to shore so that it doesn’t get lost.

He says he was on the scene on Sunday and again yesterday, and in that length of time, the wreck had drifted about 200 feet. He says they’re fearful that it could float into shipping zones and become a hazard.