Pewabic Shipwreck, Lake Huron, USA

Pewabic shipwreck, Lake Huron, USA.

[@virginalleypress]

Amazing video. One of the earliest female physicians in Ohio, Tiffin's Julia Rumsey, was killed in that wreck. I'm a journalist who's been working on that story off and on for 20 years. Thank you for posting.

[@davidr.massey419]

We did what was the third salvage of this wreck back in early 70's. Got many copper/silver ingots that had been mined out of the "U.P." At 180 feet this is a very serious dive. I had left my dads company b/4 they did this operation. We were all over Thunder Bay Alpena area at this time. We had a 135ft. work boat with 360 degree articulating 20 ton crane with 75ft boom. Used Aquadyne& Kirby Morgan hardhats,Unisuits,twin Lister desils compressors,4 man decompression chamber on deck,radio coms, hand crank divers seated stage with 20ft. and 10ft. stops for decompression b/4 going on deck. Plenty of aqua lung dive tank gear was also available. Back b/4 "GPS" and permission from the DNR things were pretty cool for our company "Pan Oceanic Engineering Corporation" Had 3years of high adventure as a 22year old back then.

[@4JohnJ]

Thank you very much!

[@kelliebrooks9094]

I was lucky enuf to grow up in a really cool place it was an experiement that was successfull unfortunatly greed stopped its duplication but we had a comunity pool...an dad taught me to swim...good i guess....but the first time i swam under water not even far i said hey i like this what a really peacefull different world thats why i enjoy this stuff..plus costeou got me hooked

[@M35kriegsmarine]

Great video, John! Nice soundtrack too. I had one of those copper ingots about 25 years ago. I could find no sources for the so-called first diving fatality on the wreck, of a supposed diver named Billy Pike back in 1865. I also assume there are human remains still down there, because they were still there during the 1970's operations according to the salvage owner, Gregory Busch.

[@BCSDive]

John Janzen, your work is fantastic!

[@hpmarty]

That was a gutsy penetration at 180' especially with all of the gear. Great job.

[@markeast1574]

Thank you for the awesome footage the great lakes shipwrecks are so Intriguing

[@TheGorillafoot]

These videos are great! I think I need to get a dive cert at this point. I've becoming obsessed with Michigan shipwrecks since I visited Munising.

[@mikaelimanov6810]

2:59 I didn't know the Pewabic had 2 propellers, usually on the lakes wooden steamers had only 1 prop.

[@lexchaotica190]

I was amazed by that too,certainly a step above the rest.

[@rico20091000]

Another great video and history of the Pewabic Shipwreck, Thanks Again for sharing and taking us with you! Great Video! Just curious, what kind of fish were in the ship?

[@markpinther9296]

Anybody know how much the ingots weighed? I am also curious as to how the treasure hunters lost their lives... trying to carry too much weight to the surface?

[@baejoseph23]

Lake Huron is in the U.S.A...

[@debrathomas6301]

It is in the UPPER peninsula

[@travisp5747]

@@debrathomas6301no it’s not lol

[@shopdog831]

all that work for 2 years in service

[@Rayven_cat]

Imagine dying for copper. Ouch.

[@dburgess1998]

CANADA, Lake Huron, CANADA*

[@travisp5747]

No USA. this is off the shore of Alpena, MI