Favorite Wrecks

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Permalink Reply by Techy Tony on March 12, 2008 at 1:07am

OK a few more historic wrecks:

the Edmond Fitzgerald- A sinking so tragic that Gorgon Lightfoot wrote a song about it. This is a modern wreck that sank in 1975.

The Milwaukee Car Ferry and the Wisconsin- these two ships were built by the same company and sank within a few weeks of each other and about 2 miles apart, if memory serves me correctly. One of them sank on Black Tuesday, Oct 29, 1929.

The Rouse Simmons (AKA the Christmas Tree wreck). This ship was delivering Christmas trees and was making the last run of the season. She was overloaded with trees and ran into an ice storm. Unfortunately, all the trees and ice made her top heavy and she capsized.

Carl D Bradley is a steel freighter that sank in 1958. The bell was recently recovered and replaced with a memorial bell. They plan to toll the original bell on the 50th anniversary.

The Empress of Ireland sank a few weeks after the Titanic and is the worst Canadian maritime disaster. Over 1000 people perished when she sank.

That should get you started.... How does this tie into Chemistry?

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Permalink Reply by Ciara Proctor on March 12, 2008 at 7:31am

My chem teacher was a marine biologist before he started teaching, and loves to tie everything into diving or the oceans. We're doing a lab on what happens to different materials on wrecks over time. Because we'll only be able to simulate about two weeks worth of reactions, we have to look up actual wrecks and compare our results.
Thank you very much!!!

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Permalink Reply by Techy Tony on March 12, 2008 at 6:44pm

Well, in that case, you might want to look up the Grain Barge that sank outside of Milwaukee a few years ago- maybe 2005?? She was carrying grain when she sank and there is still a pile of it in one corner. The last time i was on the wreck, the pile was kinda brown and nasty looking from the silt and other schmutz. However, I gently poked a finger into the heap and found that underneath, the grain was swollen and looked like barley stew, although I wasn't hungry enough to taste it.

While you are doing your research, have a look at wooden wrecks versus steel wrecks. ;)

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Permalink Reply by Robert Sagartz on August 27, 2008 at 2:23pm

The coolest (and only) wreck I've seen so far is the City of Washington in John Pennekamp state park off the coast of Key Largo, Florida. A DM known as Captain Slate was kind enough to take us out there from his Atlantis Dive Center. It's incredibly well preserved. The wildlife is breathtaking . It's a sad testament to the sea's wrath, but a perfect site to see its beauty.

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Permalink Reply by DJ Foley on June 22, 2009 at 6:46am

Here's a wreck that's one of my favorite:

The Cedarville. The Cedarville sank in 1965 in the Straits of Mackinaw after a ship collided with it. The ship sits on her side, split in two, in 100 feet of water. I've read about it and several times, and I have yet to visite the wreck once I get certified.

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