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Wisconsin researchers recently discovered a 145 -year -old shipwreck in a Turbio River, and it was a complete surprise.
The Wisconsin Submarine Archeology Association (WUAA), the organization that directed the trip, confirmed the discovery of Fox News Digital. The ship was found near the city of Oshkosh.
Historians believe that the sunken boat is the LW Crane, built in 1865. It sank in 1880.
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“We knew that the crane was in the area, [and] that finding his remains was a possibility, “said Wuaa president Brendon Baillod, Fox News Digital.
“But we had assumed that it was probably buried in the background.”
Experts believe that the 90 -feet wreck can be LW Crane's, a container lastly seen on fire and released from their dock. (Wisconsin Historical Society; Wisconsin Submarine Archeology Association)
He pointed out that diving wreck is not feasible, since the Fox River has very low visibility due to the suspended sediment.
They used an archaeological side neighborhood sonar manufactured in Sweden to find the remains of the ship.
“We were surprised that all his helmet was still visible in the background,” Baillod said.
The discovery was also publicized by the Historical Society of Wisconsin (WHS), which he posted on him on Facebook in July.
Speaking to Fox News Digital, Maritime Archaeologist Jordan Ciesielczyk described the situation as “a happy and completely unexpected accident.”
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The Whs joined the trip to survey another shipwreck in the area, the city of Berlin. That ship was built in 1856 and sank in 1870.
“[The Berlin City] It is another river steamboat, such as the LW Crane, “said Ciesielczyk.
“These small steamboats would carry load and passengers from top to bottom of the Fox and Wolf rivers.”
“We were surprised that all his helmet was still visible in the background,” said Wuaa president Brendon Baillod, seen on the left. (Wisconsin Historical Society)
At the time of the trip, the WHS was unaware of any wreck in the area, added the expert.
“We were going upstream between two of the previous survey areas and we continue to scan the background as we advanced when suddenly this remains appeared on our screen,” said Ciesielczyk.
“It was very exciting!”
“It is a very strong possibility that this shipwreck be the LW crane.”
Ciesielczyk pointed out “context clues”, including the size, shape and location of the ship, as a strong evidence that the wreck is the LW crane.
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“In the summer of 1880, Barca Lw Crane caught fire and released its slip where it burned and sank in the Fox River approximately in the area where this accident was discovered,” said the archaeologist.
Bad visibility and rapid movement currents make diving in the Fox River extremely difficult, even for experienced equipment. (Wisconsin Historical Society)
“100 yards of this shipwreck are the remaining caistons of the stone bridge for the old railway bridge at the bottom of the river.”
“The wreck we discovered was 90 feet long and 20 feet wide, which is approximately the same size as the LW Crane. It is a very strong possibility that this shipwreck be the LW Crane.”
Diving on the Fox River is “very challenging” with rough currents and poor visibility.
Ciesielczyk said that no artifacts have been discovered near the site, but that does not mean that they do not exist, more research is planned.
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The future exploration, however, will not be easy. Ciesielczyk said that diving in the Fox River is “very challenging” with rough currents and poor visibility.
Having gone to dive “in a different part of the Fox River in another shipwreck years ago, I could not see my hands in front of my face,” he recalled.
An image of Sonar of the suspicious shipwreck of LW Crane shows a scheme consisting of historical descriptions of the ship. (Wisconsin Submarine Archeology Association)
The last discovery is one of the many lost shipwrecks that have been identified in the west in recent months.
In May, the WHS announced that a fisherman stumbled upon a historic wreck in Lake Michigan.
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The ship, known as JC Ames, was used in wood trade before being intentionally destroyed in 1923.
