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Great Lake shipwreck could be 180 years old
Holland-based Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates found the shipwreck about a year ago in collaboration with nationally acclaimed author Clive Cussler and his sonar operator Ralph Wilbanks of the National Underwater & Marine Agency.
An underwater photo shows part of the 60-foot, single-masted sloop dating to the 1800s that was discovered last year in deep water between Saugatuck and South Haven.
Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates | Latest News From MSRA | 12-07-2011
The single-masted sloop dates back to the 1830s and was likely moving goods or products across the lake when it sank, shipwreck researcher Craig Rich said. It is likely the oldest shipwreck discovered by the Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates, he said.
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It’s fascinating stuff. It’s not the Titanic or anything like that. But it is rather historic just for the era in which it sank.
”—Author Clive Cussler
The ship likely was moving goods across the lake — possibly to or from Chicago — when it went down, Rich said.
The ship is in fairly good shape and was found upright in about 250 feet of water, between Saugatuck and South Haven. It’s among a handful of shipwrecks Cussler has located in cooperation with Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates.
Likely the oldest shipwreck discovered by Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates, it is historically significant because of its age and construction..
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