St. Peter Shipwreck in Lake Ontario

[@tomm9014]

Tyler, I was one of the small team that first found this virgin wreck (1971, after 3 years of searching), and was the very first diver to touch her on the first dive (all the rest were way behind me). I was on the team that brought up all the artifacts, the ships wheel and that beautiful 2000+ lb anchor (which damn near did me in). Got bent on her, survived, and went on to finally end up with Mel Fisher on the Spanish shipwreck Atocha off of Key West ($400 million treasure--sweet). She was a beautiful wreck back then, without all those damn zebra mussels. Way more intact, paint was still on the deck, bow sprint was fully intact, etc. Unfortunately, back then water temp was usually around 36 degrees and vis was less than 2 feet. We only got good vis in late October and November dives, but then it was only 8-10 feet with really strong lights. We dove with ACR strobe lights on our tank valves so we could find each other! Thanks again for the memories! Tom

[@tylerbaldino]

Thank you for discovering this beautiful wreck and sharing it with the community. There are still some spots of red paint on the deck if you look closely. The zebra mussels do slightly mask the full beauty of her, but they filter the water and help with visibility a lot. I personally have dove her when we could see over 100ft in every direction. You should stop by and dive her again, especially on a day with great visibility. It is like a whole different wreck when you can see just how big she is. And wow, you went from discovering and exploring the St. Peter, to working with Mel Fisher! What a cool journey!

[@tomm9014]

Whoa. That water is way to cold for this Florida Keys guy! I hate even going north of Ft. Lauderdale! Can you imagine diving her for 10+ years in 34- 36 degree water in what was essentially zero visibility? When arriving on deck vis was usually only 2-3 feet; once we started working (recovery of the artifacts) visibility went to absolute zero. To find our up-line we went by touch (we had diver to diver Hellephone communications)-- find the railing then go until you bump in to the anchor chain. We usually did two deco dives each day that we could dive. Early years were in wet suits (shiver) then we went to Unisuits (way better) with full face masks. I'll be happy to watch all your videos instead of freezing. BTW, my 3 favorite colors on the bottom are gold, silver and emeralds!

[@onsiterc5199]

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