Diving Archaeologists Explore a Sunken Shipwreck
Scuba diving scientists today explored the remains of a ship that sank in 1914, but they weren't looking for buried treasures - at least not the kind that pirates in movies search for. They were in search of something far more valuable to archeologists - historical treasures.
Marine archaeologists swam in and around and photographed the wooden freighter Montana at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and broadcasted their efforts in three live webcasts.
The Montana is one of more than 200 well-preserved submerged historic sites in "Shipwreck Alley," an area of northern Lake Huron known for extreme weather and dangerous shoals. The freighter was built in 1872 and burned and sank on Sept. 6, 1914; however, the cause of the fire is unknown.
The shipwreck has been frozen in time since it hit the bottom. The remains are like a museum on the bottom of the lake, said maritime archeologist Cathy Green of NOAA....
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Marine archaeologists swam in and around and photographed the wooden freighter Montana at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and broadcasted their efforts in three live webcasts.
The Montana is one of more than 200 well-preserved submerged historic sites in "Shipwreck Alley," an area of northern Lake Huron known for extreme weather and dangerous shoals. The freighter was built in 1872 and burned and sank on Sept. 6, 1914; however, the cause of the fire is unknown.
The shipwreck has been frozen in time since it hit the bottom. The remains are like a museum on the bottom of the lake, said maritime archeologist Cathy Green of NOAA....