伊利诺伊州猎人在沉没150年后 在密歇根湖发现了1872年的沉船残骸Lac La Belle号 Illinois hunter finds 1872 shipwreck Lac La Belle in Lake Michigan, 150 years after it sank.

伊利诺伊州沉船猎人Paul Ehorn率领的一个小组发现了豪华汽船Lac La Belle的残骸。 该船在损失150多年后于1872年10月13日沉没在密歇根湖。 A team led by Illinois shipwreck hunter Paul Ehorn has discovered the wreck of the luxury steamer Lac La Belle, which sank in Lake Michigan on October 13, 1872, more than 150 years after its loss. 2022年10月在威斯康辛州拉辛和凯诺沙(Kenosha)之间近20英里的近海发现 这艘217英尺长的船在Ehorn利用沉船猎手Ross Richardson的线索后 使用侧扫声纳定位 Found in October 2022 about 20 miles offshore between Racine and Kenosha, Wisconsin, the 217-foot vessel was located using side-scan sonar after Ehorn used a clue from fellow wreck hunter Ross Richardson. 该船建于1864年,先前于1866年丢失,在一次风暴中沉没,当时从密尔瓦基驶往格兰德海文,有53人乘船,一艘救生艇坠毁,8人丧生。 Built in 1864 and previously lost in 1866, the ship sank during a storm while en route from Milwaukee to Grand Haven with 53 people aboard, killing eight when a lifeboat capsized. 残骸现在覆盖在夸加贝壳中,显示船体完好无损,并保存了橡树内部。 The wreck, now covered in quagga mussels, shows an intact hull and preserved oak interiors. 发现印记Ehorn第15次确认的沉船发现,凸显了寻找大湖沉船的迫切性,因为入侵性贝类威胁着它们的保存。 The discovery marks Ehorn’s 15th confirmed wreck find, highlighting the urgency to locate Great Lakes shipwrecks, as invasive mussels threaten their preservation.