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(NewsNation) — The wreckage of a "ghost ship" that sank 140 years agone has been discovered, searchers say.
The Wisconsin Historical Society and the Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association confirmed the wreck of the F.J. King was uncovered successful Lake Michigan backmost successful precocious June.
The F.J. King, a three-master cargo schooner, was carrying robust ore from Michigan to Chicago backmost successful September 1886 erstwhile a gale tore into the ship. Waves up to 10 feet ruptured the ship's seams, yet starring the vessel to descend astir 2 a.m.
“A fewer of america had to pinch each other,” said Brandon Baillod, a researcher. “After each the erstwhile searches, we couldn’t judge we had really recovered it, and truthful quickly.”
Since the 1970s, searchers person tried to find the F.J. King, but conflicting accounts of its whereabouts erstwhile it sank hindered their efforts. The trouble among shipwreck hunters to find the F.J. King gave it the estimation arsenic a shade ship.
In the past 3 years, the Wisconsin Underwater Archeology Association has discovered 5 wrecks.
