L. R. Doty Shipwreck News Release Clip in High Definition

[TheLuiseluis]

the ship sank because it was pulling another ship called Ollive Jannet who later also sank

[aodgabelogan]

They also found the wreck of the Olive Jeanette, which was being towed by the L.R.Doty when she sank, but survived only to sink years later in a storm in Lake Superior. A crew member from the Olive Jeanette gave a statement at the time to the press which lead to this discovery and the same crew member was the key to the discovery of the Olive Jeanette. An amazing, albeit sad story.

[dillonsacra]

Actually the W.H. Gilcher was and still currently is the largest unidentified wreck in Lake Michigan.

[johndoe590]

neat video.

[hammer5475]

Great video John what an accomplishment. One of many to come, I'm so proud of you man!!!

[abernethyc]

I only found out about this 2 days ago, and i'm very, very excited. I am the great granddaughter of the ships engineer, Thomas Abernethy. I knew he went down in October, 1898, but until now little information has been available. I would love to hear the stories from more of the descendants .

When I would tell folks the story, they were skeptical. Now I can show them video. Thank you, thank you divers and crew.

[VeganFoodChannel]

i so wanna go down and see this ship. this stuff fascinates me as i love ships and oceans and water and sea life. i need to go there and see this ship. time to go get some scuba gear and a small boat. a quick google search will reveal the location and bam ima touch the ship with my bare hands. too bad i cant touch the titanic. my favorite ship of all time!!!

[rowejm]

All of these videos are phenomenal !

[4JohnJ]

Yes there are mussles down there. I'm told that they are Quagga mussels, which are related to Zebra mussels, but can live in colder, darker and harsher environments. The coverage is fairly heavy, although not as heavy with inches of thickness as it is on shallower wrecks. I have even seen Quaggas inside the boiler room of the Bradley at 360 feet. They seem to be able to go very deep and in total darkness. It's important that we film these wrecks while there is still something visible.

[rico20091000]

@4JohnJ

Another beautiful video John! Thanks for sharing these, I feel fortunate to be able to view these. Truly amazing videos!

[BrunosDiveShop]

It was hard to tell from the video but we were a little surprised (and disappointed) to see what we thought were zebra mussels all the way down there! Are there mussels on it and how bad is the coverage? Great video btw. Thanks!

[jaybassscub]

congratulations john on making history, what a dive that must have been! Kudos to you and your team on an awesome find!!!

[crissy13istra]

wow..after 112 years is still intact

[telecasterman18]

Diving and researching that kind of history would be the coolest job in the world.

[dontbeafraid08]

Awesome video! Did she sink in a storm? I hope someday someone finds the PM18!

[dakenyannik007]

yes sunk at a storm in michigan

[scubastevecayman]

The term given to the preservation of the bodies is "Soapification" and it happens when the fat in the body literally turns to soap, the bones however will fall out of the resulting creation as the soap is more like gelatin than a hard soap

[RevFrJoel1]

@scubastevecayman

Actually the phrase is "Saponifcation". But yours is good enough!

Pax Christi

Rev. Joel+

[8199ajeb]

great video....love the great lakes for all reasons both good and sad...

[divecaptdean]

Complete bodies are possble. There have been several found on ships in the great lakes. not identifiable but complete..in a sense. There are thousands of ships still missing....Miwaukee continues to give up wrecks. There are a few great people in that area that are actively searching for and find wrecks between Chicago and Port Washington. if you think this is cool..i suggest you get scuba certified...you may never acomplish a dive like this, but there are many in recreational depths

[ImOfNope]

Was just reading this in the news & found out it's been down there for 112 years now. It's funny how they found the Titanic, 13 Empire State Buildings down, before they found this ship only 300 feet down. Totally different world the last time this ship saw the day of light. Spooky. I guess they think the bodies may still be intact, inside the boiler room. They have no plans to raise it. I say leave it. It's a graveyard.

[kyolover501]

cool video but ill like to see pics of inside the ship

[jack887]

According to the AP it's likely the crew's bodies are preserved, as is the ship. A tomb to some brave sailors. Great video.

[ASSEMblerEX]

@jack887 even in cold water flesh will dissolve from bone, by intact they mean bones.

[workensmart]

I wonder how many other ship wrecks are at the bottom of Lake Michigan that are as well preserved as this? 112 years and it looks like its been down there for about 20 or 30 years.

[starguard]

@workensmart You wouldnt believe some of the things that are down there. They are everything from buses and cars, to WWII airplanes, to parts of a commercial airliner that carshed out there somewhere around 1975 I hear!

[MrYppiks]

Thank you for the video