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Divers Discover New Lake Minnetonka Wreck Site Near Big Island
Monday morning's discovery is the latest in a string of new wrecks found over the past few weeks by Maritime Heritage Minnesota.
Volunteer divers working with Maritime Heritage Minnesota discovered a nautical wreck site Monday morning off Big Island's northern shore.
Previously known as anomaly 28, the overturned boat is in 70 feet of water and at least 26 feet long.
"Her stern is buried in the silt, so a complete length measurement wasn't possible," Dr. Ann Merriman posted on the Maritime Heritage Minnesota Facebook page yesterday. "Her beam indicates she is not a sailboat but was powered by a motor or engine."
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Sonar first detected to site back in 2011 during the first phase of a comprehensive survey of Lake Minnetonka to identify possible wreck sites. The sonar survey of Lake Minnetonka was completed last fall, and divers have spent 2013 season diving on promising anomalies. About a dozen new nautical archeological sites have so far been confirmed this summer.
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- New Shipwrecks Discovered at Bottom of Lake Minnetonka
- Shipwrecks Could Qualify Lake Minnetonka as a National Maritime Historical District
- Lake Minnetonka Becomes State's First Lake to be Archaeologically Surveyed
- Latest Lake Minnetonka Sonar Survey Finds Assortment of New
The new Lake Minnetonka wreck sites found this season, as well as data collected at other locations, will be formally documented with state historians. Additional information, including coordinates, may be available in the coming months.
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