Hunt is on for real One-Eyed Willy’s treasure as Spanish galleon that inspired The Goonies discovered

Remnants of shipwreck thought to have planted seed for eighties classic found in Oregon coastal cave after centuries, Liam James writes

The Goonies saw group of kids search Oregon coast for 17th century shipwreck (Moviestore/Shutterstock)

Timbers from the shipwreck thought to have inspired Steven Spielberg to write action adventure classic The Goonies has been discovered of the west coast of the United States.

For years residents of Tillamook county on the Oregon coast have heard the tale of a Spanish galleon that sunk off Nehalem Beach in the late 17th century before European settlers claimed the western territory.

In 2020, a local fisherman exploring a sea cave near Nehalem found some old timbers and reported his discovery to the Maritime Archaeological Society (MAS), a group of volunteers who had been searching for the centuries-old shipwreck for more than a decade.