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To: SunkenCiv

Geez, there are dozens of ships exposed here in NW Mich. after a big blow.
Most of them were cargo vessels, who held basic staples. But,occasionally there were genuine treasure ships that came aground.
They are still out there.


13 posted on 11/25/2009 8:42:19 PM PST by gigster
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To: gigster

During a 150 year period when cargo was moved mostly in smaller vessels (often built of wood), the average loss on the Great Lakes was one every six days, something like that. Not all of them would be all that interesting. Nowadays insurance fraud sinks more boats than the waves, I’d guess. ;’)


16 posted on 11/25/2009 9:36:38 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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