Mayflower Shipwreck near Combermere, Ontario

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treasurechaser

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We have the coordinates, we visited the museum, we lost an anchor, we did not find the wreck. It does exist and has been cataloged by SOS and filmed, we did find a small piece of wood that may have been off the mayflower, as the curator of the local Mayflower museum had similar pieces among his collection.

The Mayflower was at the time it sunk in 1912, Canada's worst inland maritime disaster.

We are going back in less than two weeks. Heres photos from our first expedition. Its about two hours west of Ottawa. I may have my history wrong, one photo says 9 deaths, mine says 8. I think the difference is, they were already transporting a casket with a dead man in it. So technically, I guess, 9, yes is the correct answer.

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combermer trip 1 july 2016.jpg

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Any tips or suggestions to find this wreck? I know we were close. Its a pretty massive area, but we had the GPS coordinates. There was white caps, the waves were chunky and heavy. We sank as soon as we jumped but I know we drifted quite a bit before we got to the bottom. No vis at all UNTIL you get 10 feet or closer to the bottom. Then it was decent once down there. No fish. No rocks. Hard bottom, not very silty.

We are looking for a guide if anyone knows. Thanks!
 

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