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     On the early morning of October 30, 1889, the Cheseborough, a merchant vessel built in Bath, Maine, met with a violent windstorm and tragically crashed 300 meters off the coast of former Shariki Village (now Tsugaru City). The fishermen of the village discovered the wrecked ship and desperately worked to save the sailors, fighting winds of 60 meters per second. Miraculously, four of the 23 sailors were saved. The rescued sailors were offered food, clothing and shelter as the villagers endeavored to nurse them back to health. Three days later, the sailors were able to return back to the United States safely.
     The Cheseborough is a story of courage and love that supercedes national borders. It continues to be told in Tsugaru City today and forms the basis of the international friendship and sister city relationship between Bath, Maine and Tsugaru City.