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'Remarkable discovery' as intact 1881 shipwreck found in Wisconsin waters
‘Remarkable discovery’ as intact 1881 shipwreck found in Wisconsin waters
By Adela Suliman
September 2, 2023 at 10:14 a.m. EDT
A July 2023 photo provided by the Wisconsin Historical Society shows the remains of the Trinidad, which was discovered off the coast of Algoma, Wisc., by members of the Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association. (Tamara Thomsen/AP)
A long-lost shipwreck has been discovered in Wisconsin waters, with details of the vessel revealed this week by shipwreck hunters. The schooner-type vessel sank in 1881 in Lake Michigan and has been hailed as a “remarkable discovery” by maritime historians.
The 156-year-old Trinidad vessel was located 270 feet deep near the Algoma coast by members of the Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association, Brendon Baillod and Bob Jaeck, who used sonar technology to locate the vessel, based on historical records and years of research.
“Few people if any had ever searched for her,” Baillod said in a statement about the find. The vessel is “remarkably intact” with some of the crew’s possessions such as plates, bells and anchors well preserved, he added.
The vessel “ticked all the boxes” as a candidate for discovery, Baillod added, because “her crew gave a good description of where she sank, and she went down fairly slowly in deep water so she was likely very intact. She was also fairly near to a port city for convenient access.”
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By Adela Suliman
Adela Suliman is a breaking-news reporter in The Washington Post's London hub. Twitter https://twitter.com/Adela_Suliman
By Adela Suliman
September 2, 2023 at 10:14 a.m. EDT
A July 2023 photo provided by the Wisconsin Historical Society shows the remains of the Trinidad, which was discovered off the coast of Algoma, Wisc., by members of the Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association. (Tamara Thomsen/AP)
A long-lost shipwreck has been discovered in Wisconsin waters, with details of the vessel revealed this week by shipwreck hunters. The schooner-type vessel sank in 1881 in Lake Michigan and has been hailed as a “remarkable discovery” by maritime historians.
The 156-year-old Trinidad vessel was located 270 feet deep near the Algoma coast by members of the Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association, Brendon Baillod and Bob Jaeck, who used sonar technology to locate the vessel, based on historical records and years of research.
“Few people if any had ever searched for her,” Baillod said in a statement about the find. The vessel is “remarkably intact” with some of the crew’s possessions such as plates, bells and anchors well preserved, he added.
The vessel “ticked all the boxes” as a candidate for discovery, Baillod added, because “her crew gave a good description of where she sank, and she went down fairly slowly in deep water so she was likely very intact. She was also fairly near to a port city for convenient access.”
{snip}
By Adela Suliman
Adela Suliman is a breaking-news reporter in The Washington Post's London hub. Twitter https://twitter.com/Adela_Suliman
