“On October 11, 1923, a steel bulk freighter called the Huronton sank while making its way across Lake Superior. Now, a century later, researchers have located the shipwreck in an 800-foot-deep hole in the lake floor.
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society announced the find last week on the 100th anniversary of the ship’s sinking…
Researchers with the historical society discovered the Huronton’s wreckage in Lake Superior this summer. Aboard the R/V David Boyd, they were using side-scan sonar to systematically search for wrecks.." #GIS#spatial#mapping#remotesensing#sonar#sidescansonar#ROV#underwater#shipwreck#historic#LakeSuperior#GreatLakes#archaeology#shipping#transportation#lake#USA#wreck#Huronton#bulldog#sailors
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