1839 shipwreck found in Lake Ontario- Editor H2ONotes [ 7/29/2013 - 07:14 ] # The sunken remains of a vessel that’s believed
to be the oldest confirmed commercial schooner shipwreck in the Great
Lakes has been found in Lake Ontario near Oswego, where it went down
during a fierce storm in 1839, a team of New York-based underwater
explorers announced.Jim Kennard of
Fairport, Roger Pawlowski of Gates and Roland Stevens of Poultneyville
said Thursday they located the wreck of the Atlas last month while
searching for sunken ships on Lake Ontario’s eastern end. The team’s
side-scan sonar found the shipwreck in more than 200 feet of water about
2 miles north of Oswego, Kennard said. more...
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