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In 2022, researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration surveyed Lake Michigan with sonar inside the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary, an area known as the ...
The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary is a United States National Marine Sanctuary on Lake Michigan off the coast of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.It protects 38 known historically significant shipwrecks ranging from the 19th-century wooden schooners to 20th-century steel-hulled steamers, as well as an estimated 60 undiscovered shipwrecks.
Between 1875 and 1926, she was found capsized twice in Lake Michigan, with no signs of her crews. In 1875, a car ferry crossing the lake discovered the schooner floating upside down. The ten-man crew who departed with the boat were never found. The ship was then turned over and returned to her port in Milwaukee, where she remained in service. [16]
The S.H. Lathrop was abandoned and scuttled near Alpena, Michigan on May 14, 1902. [83] [145: Not listed Spud barge Wooden barge Unknown Circa 1937 1 foot (0.30 m) Unidentified wooden barge abandoned sometime in the late 1930s. [146
North, south, east, west: there are live cameras all over the state to give you a glimpse of Michigan's beloved cities. Discover Michigan's beauty from anywhere: 16 cameras give live look at ...
After Europeans began to explore and settle the area, storms and other incidents took their toll on ships, and as of March 2024 Lake Michigan as a whole contained an estimated 780 shipwrecks, of which approximately 250 had been discovered. [7] The waters included in the sanctuary are some of the best-understood in Lake Michigan. [7]
A Century-Old Mystery Surfaces From Lake Superior; Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum; National Geographic article, "Road Trip: Shipwreck Coast, Michigan" Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve; 130 years after it sank, well-preserved wreckage of ship found in Lake Superior; Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum; Graveyard Of The Great Lakes (1988), a YouTube video
Two sunken vessels from WWII were recently found off the coast of North Carolina. Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration discovered the Nazi U-boat 576 and the ...