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Shipwrecks of the Ohio coast (4 P) Pages in category "Shipwrecks of the Ohio River" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
The Choctaw was a semi-whaleback ship (one of three built) that sank on Lake Huron in 1915 following a collision with the Canadian package freighter Wahcondah. After several unsuccessful searches, she was discovered in 2017, along with the wooden steamer Ohio. She currently lies in almost 300 feet of water. [49] 2: F.T. Barney Shipwreck
Michigan: November 1943 While removing grain from the stranded Riverton at the northwest end of Hope Island near Midland, Ontario, high winds blew her into shallow waters grounding her in 20 feet (6.1 m) of water. Minnedosa Canada: 20 October 1905 Sank while in tow, near Harbor Beach, Michigan; Nine crew and passengers lost. Monohansett
It is near tiny Poverty Island in northwestern Lake Michigan and about 50 feet below the water's surface. The Griffin is believed to be the first ship of European design to sail the upper Great Lakes.
She was the oldest floating ship on the great lakes at the time of her scrapping. SS Norisle was built in 1946 and operated as a ferry between Tobermory and South Baymouth, Manitoulin Island. Used as a museum ship in Manitoulin Island, the ship fell into disrepair and was closed. She was towed to Port Colbourne, Ontario in fall of 2023 and ...
The team found the wreck after just a two-day search, thanks to sonar imaging. ... Michigan, in 360 feet of water. The ship wouldn’t be seen again until the Michigan Shipwreck Research ...
On June 7, 1906 the Grecian struck a rock near DeTour Village, Michigan in the St. Marys River and sank. She was eventually refloated and taken in tow of the freighter Sir Henry Bessemer, which would take her to Detroit, Michigan for repairs. On June 15, 1906 while off Thunder Bay Island the Grecian unexpectedly filled with water and sank. [56] [57
It veered off course and ran into the Ohio, a freighter loaded with 1,000 tons of flour, about 10 miles off Presque Isle, Michigan. The Ohio soon foundered, its crew of 16 rescued by the Moonlight.