LR Doty steamship found

[Monkeywrangler2]

MILWAUKEE – A great wooden steamship that sank more than a century ago in a violent Lake Michigan storm has been found off the Milwaukee-area shoreline, and divers say the intact vessel appears to have been perfectly preserved by the cold fresh waters.

Finding the 300-foot-long L.R. Doty was important because it was the largest wooden ship that remained unaccounted for, said Brendon Baillod, the president of the Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association.

Whole article here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100624/...discovered_wis

[Alexandre]

More photos, here:

http://www.twincities.com/ci_15365893?nclick_check=1


This one reminds me of this another piece of news, with a very sharp intervention by my good friend Art Cohn...


"Judge gives shipwreck rights to N.Y., not salvagers"

http://www.delawareonline.com/articl...+not+salvagers

[diggummup]

Figured i'd post this link in case anyone is interested.

http://www.ship-wreck.com/shipwreck/doty/

[aquanut]

Alexandre...quote "This one reminds me of this another piece of news, with a very sharp intervention by my good friend Art Cohn... "Judge gives shipwreck rights to N.Y., not salvagers"

The State has no plan for this wreck and yet the Salvors do! They have a wonderful plan to bring the ship up, display it in a tank so the world can see how undersea archaeology is performed in a live setting. Can you explain to me, other than the old socialist arguments you've stated in the past, how the people benefit from the state getting the rights to this ship? This country is supposed to have a "government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. ..." and "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness". It now appears that the government has attained these inalienable rights.
Aquanut