A combination of technology and environmental change has created ideal conditions for those scouring the Great Lakes for lost shipwrecks. There has never been a better time to find, explore and document shipwrecks on the Great Lakes, thanks to a surge in public interest.
The 4 factors that have led to a 'golden age' of discovery for Great Lakes shipwrecks | CBC News LoadedA combination of technology and environmental change has created ideal conditions for those scouring the Great Lakes for lost shipwrecks.Jill Heinerth explores the wreck of the Sweepstakes in Big Tub Harbour near Tobermory, Ont.
"We've gone from just using a single scuba tank on our backs to using something that's much more akin to what an astronaut wears for a space walk," Heinreth said. "It's called a rebreather and it increases our range, our time and our depth capabilities by recycling our exhaled breath." "This came due to frost heaves and erosion from increased run-off of water," he said. "This is about halfway between Peterborough and Ottawa, and the Ontario Marine Heritage Committee has been documenting this unusual find of Canada's pre-colonial history."More shipwrecks are being found now than before around the world and the same is happening in the Great Lakes.
Invasive zebra and quagga mussels have filtered the once famous murk from the waters of the Great Lakes to the point where it's crystal clear. A Hamilton photographer used that to his advantage when he and this model from Brantford set a world record for longest underwater photoshoot at Fathom Five National Marine Park in Tobermory.
Durrell Martin, shown posing with a deadeye on a gunwale of the wreck of the George Marsh in Lake Ontario, is president of Save Ontario Shipwrecks, a non-profit dedicated to preserving the maritime history of the Great Lakes.
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