Shipwreck · Alpena, Michigan

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A 140-foot steam barge, lost on October 7, 1896, carrying chain. 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 Sturgeon Point State Park →

Quick facts

TypeShipwreck, steam barge
Lost1896
Built1892
Seabed depth2.1 m (7 ft) below the surface
Position44.8150°N, 83.2826°W (approximate, ±30 m)
Position known fromNOAA's nautical chart
From Sturgeon Point State Park11 km (7.0 mi), bearing 356° N
SourceNOAA Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary; NOAA ENC US2GRLBC; Michigan DNR shipwreck locations (Michigan Underwater Preserve Council); NOAA ENC US4MI1KI

How to see it

Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Sturgeon Point State Park, 11 km (7.0 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.

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Nearby

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.