diver_paula
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The railroad car ferry Milwaukee will be featured on Deep Sea Detectives on the History Channel on Monday evening, 3/6/06 at 8pm Eastern time. According to
charter captain Bill Prince, John Chatterton and company dove from his boat to explore and video this program.
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If you are not aware of this, Deep Sea Detectives filmed the Milwaukee Car Ferry off my boat last season. below is some info on that you may wish too pass on to other club divers.
On the History Channel
Deep Sea Detectives Monday March 6, 9 - 10 PM Central Time / 9 - 10 Eastern
Train Wreck in Lake Michigan.
Railroad car ferries were thought to be some of the safest vessels on the Great Lakes, built to withstand ice and waves year round. But on October 22nd, 1929, the SS Milwaukee sailed into a Force-9 Gale and disappeared. Was it foolishness on the part of the ship's captain, Robert "Heavy Weather" McKay? Or was he ordered to sail by the railroad company? Was there a design flaw with the ship itself? Or was there a conspiracy to cover up unsafe business practices? Our hosts, veteran divers John Chatterton and Richie Kohler, using cutting-edge technology, fascinating underwater footage, and expert interviews, compare the official post-accident investigation with the wreck itself, and possibly rewrite history. cc
http://www.historychannel.com/global/listings/listings_weekly.jsp?NetwCode=THC&timezone=1 History Channel Link..
charter captain Bill Prince, John Chatterton and company dove from his boat to explore and video this program.
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If you are not aware of this, Deep Sea Detectives filmed the Milwaukee Car Ferry off my boat last season. below is some info on that you may wish too pass on to other club divers.
On the History Channel
Deep Sea Detectives Monday March 6, 9 - 10 PM Central Time / 9 - 10 Eastern
Train Wreck in Lake Michigan.
Railroad car ferries were thought to be some of the safest vessels on the Great Lakes, built to withstand ice and waves year round. But on October 22nd, 1929, the SS Milwaukee sailed into a Force-9 Gale and disappeared. Was it foolishness on the part of the ship's captain, Robert "Heavy Weather" McKay? Or was he ordered to sail by the railroad company? Was there a design flaw with the ship itself? Or was there a conspiracy to cover up unsafe business practices? Our hosts, veteran divers John Chatterton and Richie Kohler, using cutting-edge technology, fascinating underwater footage, and expert interviews, compare the official post-accident investigation with the wreck itself, and possibly rewrite history. cc
http://www.historychannel.com/global/listings/listings_weekly.jsp?NetwCode=THC&timezone=1 History Channel Link..
