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#ShipwreckSaturday - The Gunilda – Rossport, Canada.
#ShipwreckSaturday - The Gunilda – Rossport, Canada.
Occasionally treacherous conditions make the Great Lakes a sailor’s nightmare and a wreck diver’s dream. The depths of the Lakes mean that many of the wrecks will never be visited, but those that have been discovered generally remain in pristine condition due to the cold and fresh water.
The Gunilda was a luxury steam yacht billed as the most opulent boat at the turn of the 20th Century. In 1911, she ran aground on McGarvey’s Shoal in Canada, which reaches up from 280 feet (85 meters) to within 3 feet (1 meter) of the surface. The passengers abandoned ship and salvage efforts began, but the hull filled with water and she sank to 270 feet (82 meters). Today, the wreck remains perfectly intact and as scenic as the day she sank, but only tec and trimix divers are able to behold her beauty.
Courtesy of PADI.