 The wreck was partially visible when the schooner "Reporter" wrecked on the same site on March 13, 1902.Contemporary accounts noted that "Reporter" was "fast digging her own grave alongside the bones of the "King Philip", whose ribs are still seen ..." The wrecks of both ships were buried in 1910 when bulldozing of the sand dunes to build the Great Highway pushed large amounts of sand onto the beach.The first documented more recent appearance was in 1982.