Shipwreck · Alpena, Michigan

New Orleans (lost 1906)

A 231-foot bulk freighter, lost on June 30, 1906, carrying coal. In Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Look, don’t touch, and take nothing: removing or damaging anything on the wreck is illegal.

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Quick facts

TypeShipwreck, bulk freighter
Lost1906
Built1885
Seabed depth44.2 m (145 ft) below the surface
Position45.1675°N, 83.2174°W (approximate, ±30 m)
Position known fromNOAA's nautical chart
From Rockport boat launch13 km (8.4 mi), bearing 107° ESE
SourceNOAA Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary; NOAA ENC US4MI1LI; Michigan DNR shipwreck locations (Michigan Underwater Preserve Council)

How to see it

Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Rockport boat launch, 13 km (8.4 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.