CAPTAIN SINBAD
Contributor
I am reading through the new edition of Chris Kohl's 100 Best Wreck Dives in Great Lakes and there is a wreck that I have not heard much talk of. If anyone has more info or if anyone would like to dive this then please let me know:
The ship is Rappahannock. Huge Wooden steamer (308 feet long) that sank on July 25, 1911. The place of sinking is now an abandoned Ghost town called Jackfish, Ontario. The ship began to take in water during a storm and the Captain attempted to run it aground in Jackfish Bay. 18 crew members jumped off and came on land.
This is a shore dive that starts from 35 feet and goes to 85 feet. The wreck is upright and mostly intact.
What makes it a great dive?
1. Shore dive
2. Large ship by wooden ship standards
3. Intact
4. Next to the ruins of an abandoned ghost town.
I was thinking if some folks are interested then we can load up some tanks and drive up there and dive the $h!t out of this wreck, take some really nice pictures and possibly shoot video.
Ideas?
The ship is Rappahannock. Huge Wooden steamer (308 feet long) that sank on July 25, 1911. The place of sinking is now an abandoned Ghost town called Jackfish, Ontario. The ship began to take in water during a storm and the Captain attempted to run it aground in Jackfish Bay. 18 crew members jumped off and came on land.
This is a shore dive that starts from 35 feet and goes to 85 feet. The wreck is upright and mostly intact.
What makes it a great dive?
1. Shore dive
2. Large ship by wooden ship standards
3. Intact
4. Next to the ruins of an abandoned ghost town.
I was thinking if some folks are interested then we can load up some tanks and drive up there and dive the $h!t out of this wreck, take some really nice pictures and possibly shoot video.
Ideas?