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Michigan - Thumb Area Underwater Preserve
Daniel J.Morrell Wreck
| Name: Daniel J. Morrell |
| Also
Known By: None |
| Official
No.: 203507 |
| Vessel
Type: Propeller, steel, bulk freight |
| Constructed: 1906, W. Bay City Shipbuilding, W. Bay City, MI hull# 619 |
| Specifications: 580x58x27, 7239g 6216n |
| Date
Lost: 1966, Nov 29 |
Place
Lost: 25 mi N of Port Austin, MI |
| Body
of Water: Huron (Thumb Area Preserve) |
| Type
of Loss: Storm |
| Lives
Lost: 28 of 29 |
| Cargo: Light |
| Notes: This big steamer broke in two and foundered in 25-foot waves. The
stern portion plowed on past the only three survivors before she sank.
They had made it to a life raft, but two of them died of exposure
before their craft came ashore. Both parts of the ship lie in the
Thumb Area Preserve diving area - the stern was found in 1967, bow
in 1979. |
| Location: Off Grindstone City in lake Huron. |
| Loran: 30761.4/49068.4 |
| Lat/Lon:
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| Depth:
185-215 Feet |
| Visibility: 10-15 Feet |
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