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| US finds 'ghost schooner' that disappeared 140 years ago |
| 2025-09-17 |
| Oh! Is that where we left it? Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] American scientists have discovered the wreckage of a cargo "ghost schooner" that sank off the coast of Wisconsin during a severe storm 140 years ago. This was reported by the New York Post, citing the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association. The wreckage was found after decades of exploring the depths of Lake Michigan near the village of Baileys Harbor, said researcher Brandon Baillod, who led the search. The three-masted cargo schooner F.J. King was built in 1867 in Toledo. The ship was en route from Escanaba to Chicago with a cargo of iron ore on September 15, 1886, when a severe storm hit. Waves up to ten feet high actually tore the hull apart, and at 2 a.m. she sank, despite the efforts of Captain William Griffin and his men to pump out the water. Another passing vessel rescued the crew of the FJ King, who were taken to a nearby village. Because of discrepancies in the reports of the schooner's whereabouts, researchers have long been unable to locate the wreck. Wreck hunters have been searching the area for the vessel since the 1970s, giving the FJ King the nickname "the phantom schooner." This time, the team concentrated their search in a specific square based on the lighthouse keeper's report, and as a result, they discovered a strange object using side-scanning radar, which turned out to be a schooner. However, the ship's hull was almost intact, which surprised the scientists, who expected it to be destroyed by the weight of the iron ore it was carrying. |
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