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Searchers discover shipwreck of schooner that sank in Lake Michigan almost 140 years ago
- Searchers discovered the wreck of the F.J. King, a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan during a storm on September 15, 1886, as announced by the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Wisconsin Underwater Archeology Association.
- The wreck was found by a team led by researcher Brandon Baillod off Bailey's Harbor on June 28, 2025.
- Baillod reported that the hull appears intact, which surprised searchers who expected to find it in pieces due to the ship's cargo of iron ore.
- The team noted that Captain William Griffin reported the schooner sank due to a gale while carrying iron ore.
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139-Year-Old Shipwreck Found in Lake Michigan
After decades of scouring the bottom of Lake Michigan, searchers have finally found the wreckage of a cargo schooner that sank during a ferocious storm almost 140 years ago off the Wisconsin coastline. The Wisconsin Historical Society and the Wisconsin Underwater Archeology Association announced Monday that a team led by...
·Miami, United States
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