132 year old Lake Superior shipwreck found in 'beautiful shape'
After 132 years, a long-lost shipwreck has been located at the bottom of Lake Superior, and it appears to be impeccably preserved.
Over the summer, a five-man team, including a diver and historian, located the J.S. Seaverns freighter that sank in Canada near Michipicoten Harbor, Ontario, in 1884, along with piles of unbroken dishes and other century-old items, the Duluth News Tribune reported last week.
Dan Fountain, who helped find the ruins described the wreckage as being “in beautiful shape.”
“The upper cabins are somewhat broken up ... [but] the hull itself seems to be totally intact,” he told the News Tribune.
Outside, the ship’s helm wheel leans against what Fountain described as the starboard side of the wreck. In the ship’s kitchen, also known as a galley, there are stacks of plates on shelves. In another area they’re seen piled up, appearing completely intact.
“The Seaverns sank in rather benign conditions,” Fountain told Sudbury.com. “It was a calm day, it wasn’t a violent wreck. It went down rather smoothly, apparently. ... It settled on an even keel on the bottom.”
* How awesome is this?! I collect old nautical items, some of my treasured pieces are from sunken vessels from all over the world such as planks turned into my desk, a pen holder made from sunken sea chest etc.....