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The steamship Kamloops was built by Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.[3] in Haverton Hill within Stockton-on-Tees in the northeast of England for Steamships Ltd of Montreal, Quebec.[4] With a length of only 250 feet (75 m) and rated at 2,402 gross tons,[4] the Kamloops was a relatively small vessel for the Great Lakes in the 1920s.[3] She was built to fit inside the locks of the Welland Canal and other Canadian-operated canals of the lower Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River during the years prior to the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway.[3] The ship had two rigged masts, and a 1000HP triple expansion steam engine with Scotch boilers.[4]
Unfortunately for the Kamloops and other vessels assigned to Lake Superior runs, a massive storm began hammering the lake on 5 December. The Kamloops, heavily coated with ice, was last seen steaming towards the southeastern shore of Isle Royale at dusk on the following day, 6 December.[4] A search for the vessel began on 12 December, concentrating on the Keweenaw Peninsula and Isle Royale; the search continued until 22 December.[4] However, the ship and the 22 men and women aboard were never again seen alive.[5]
Originally posted by Ex_CT2
reply to post by Covertblack
Do I understand this correctly? The ship is in a place that divers can easily reach it; there are in fact regular dives to it? And yet no one has had to decency to retrieve this wretched devil and give him a Christian burial--they continue to dive around him? What the hell.....?edit on 6/11/2012 by Ex_CT2 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by g146541
Originally posted by Ex_CT2
reply to post by Covertblack
Do I understand this correctly? The ship is in a place that divers can easily reach it; there are in fact regular dives to it? And yet no one has had to decency to retrieve this wretched devil and give him a Christian burial--they continue to dive around him? What the hell.....?edit on 6/11/2012 by Ex_CT2 because: (no reason given)
That's what it sounds like to me.
If so, the wreckage is probably owned by someone who recieves cash for tours.
It is not about what is right, it's about how much folks will pay for it.
Originally posted by Ex_CT2
reply to post by Covertblack
Do I understand this correctly? The ship is in a place that divers can easily reach it; there are in fact regular dives to it? And yet no one has had to decency to retrieve this wretched devil and give him a Christian burial--they continue to dive around him? What the hell.....?edit on 6/11/2012 by Ex_CT2 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Covertblack
reply to post by g146541
The territory is considered US waters as far as I know. The national park service is the group that allows divers to find and access the wreckage. This is but one of many shipwrecks in that area, and isn't the only one that still holds human remains.
Originally posted by g146541
Originally posted by Covertblack
reply to post by g146541
The territory is considered US waters as far as I know. The national park service is the group that allows divers to find and access the wreckage. This is but one of many shipwrecks in that area, and isn't the only one that still holds human remains.
That is horrible, any wreckage with human remains should be considered a gravesite and shown respect.
Otherwise pull this man up and bury him proper.
The dead should not be a tourist attraction.