Shipwreck · Alpena, Michigan
Haltiner Barge
An 80-foot wooden derrick barge, lost circa 1929, carrying dredging equipment. In Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Look, don’t touch, and take nothing: removing or damaging anything on the wreck is illegal.
Open in the viewer from By boat off Thunder Bay Island →
Quick facts
| Type | Shipwreck, wooden derrick barge |
|---|---|
| Lost | 1929 |
| Seabed depth | 5.2 m (17 ft) below the surface |
| Charted depth | 1.5 m (5 ft) below Low Water Datum, over the wreck |
| Position | 45.0358°N, 83.3272°W (approximate, ±30 m) |
| Position known from | NOAA's nautical chart |
| From By boat off Thunder Bay Island | 8.4 km (5.2 mi), bearing 267° W |
| Source | NOAA Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary; NOAA ENC US4MI1LI; Michigan DNR shipwreck locations (Michigan Underwater Preserve Council); NOAA ENC US4MI1LI |
How to see it
Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From By boat off Thunder Bay Island, 8.4 km (5.2 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.
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Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.