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Wisconsin 'ghost ship' uncovered after 139 years [View all]
Wisconsin ‘ghost ship’ uncovered after 139 years
It took citizen scientists only two hours to find the F.J. King's final resting place.
https://www.popsci.com/science/ghost-shipwreck-door-county/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
Laura Baisas Published Sep 15, 2025 12:11 PM EDT
A group of Wisconsin maritime historians and citizen scientists uncovered a Lake Michigan shipwreck “hidden in plain sight” for nearly 140 years. The team uncovered the waterlogged wreckage of the three-masted wooden schooner F.J. King in the waters off Bailey’s Harbor, Wisconsin.
CREDIT: Wisconsin Historical Society/Wisconsin Underwater Archeology Association.
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