U.S. Coast Guard unearths sunken shipwrecks
IT ONLY happens when the ice melts. The US Coast Guard has captured sunken treasures from the 17th Century seen you’ve like never before.
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THEY call it “Shipwreck Sunday” for a reason.
As the ice melts in the United States, so does the icy cap near the shoreline of Lake Michigan, and it has revealed some brilliantly preserved shipwrecks seen like never before.
During a routine patrol flight across Sleeping Bear Point, the U.S. Coast Guard spotted a handful of wrecks that have been perfectly preserved due to the water’s high quality and cold temperatures.
Wrecks range from the cargo ship James McBride, which ran aground during a storm in 1857 after picking up a supply of wood, to the Rising Sun, a passenger steamer that ran aground after a snowstorm in October 1917.
The coast line is a graveyard for ships, which are reportedly popular for recreational divers.
Careful though, even when the ice is melted the water is a chilly 3 degrees celcius.
Of the five Great Lakes, Lake Michigan is the second largest. It is estimated almost 12 million people live along its shoreline.
Originally published as U.S. Coast Guard unearths sunken shipwrecks
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