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

On 16 June, 2010, we were the first divers to reach a shipwreck which lies about 20 miles east of Oak Creek, WI in Lake Michigan. The depth is about 310 feet. The wreck was quickly identified by historians as the L. R. Doty, a 300 foot long wooden steamer that was lost with all hands in 1898. Prior to the discovery, the Doty was the largest undiscovered shipwreck in Lake Michigan. This is the news release clip that was sent out to announce the discovery. It is only a brief overview. More dives are planned. Due to the depth, it will take many dives to fully explore this ship. The divers in the video are John Scoles and Tracy Xelowski.

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[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.

[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.

[rico20091000]

@4JohnJ

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

[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 !