diverrick
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I saw this in Alaska Magazine. Feb. 2004 issue.
DIVERS FIND WRECKAGE OF SS ALEUTIAN OFF KODIAK
A group of Alaska divers is seeking salvage rights to the ship wreck of the
SS Aleutian, a passenger steam ship that sank in waters off of Kodiak Island in late 1920's.
First discovered in 2002, the find was kept under wraps until last August while the group explored legal options for salvaging the ship, which went down at 5:29 A.M. on May 26 1929, after hitting a submerged rock in Uyak Bay.
Of the 116 passengers and crew aboard, only one person, a crewman, died in the accident. Owned by the Alaska Steamship Co. the ship was 375 feet long, and 50 feet wide.
Steve Lloyd, an Anchorage diver and shipwreck historian, was one of the first divers to find the wreck. He also was part of the group that found the historic wreck of the Kadi'ak, which sunk in 1860 and is believed to be the oldest shipwreck in Alaska waters.
The Aleutian, at a depth of more than 200 feet, is just "sitting in the mud, frozen in that moment of time from 1929 when it hit the rock," Lloyd told the Anchorage Daily News. "The cargo's still in the hold. The furniture is still in the stateroom."
Lloyd is partner in a group called Shoreline Adventures LLC that, as of November, was negotiating with a British insurance firm for the salvage rights. Lloyd told the Daily News the group was interested in possibly developing the site into a "world-class diving destination.
DIVERS FIND WRECKAGE OF SS ALEUTIAN OFF KODIAK
A group of Alaska divers is seeking salvage rights to the ship wreck of the
SS Aleutian, a passenger steam ship that sank in waters off of Kodiak Island in late 1920's.
First discovered in 2002, the find was kept under wraps until last August while the group explored legal options for salvaging the ship, which went down at 5:29 A.M. on May 26 1929, after hitting a submerged rock in Uyak Bay.
Of the 116 passengers and crew aboard, only one person, a crewman, died in the accident. Owned by the Alaska Steamship Co. the ship was 375 feet long, and 50 feet wide.
Steve Lloyd, an Anchorage diver and shipwreck historian, was one of the first divers to find the wreck. He also was part of the group that found the historic wreck of the Kadi'ak, which sunk in 1860 and is believed to be the oldest shipwreck in Alaska waters.
The Aleutian, at a depth of more than 200 feet, is just "sitting in the mud, frozen in that moment of time from 1929 when it hit the rock," Lloyd told the Anchorage Daily News. "The cargo's still in the hold. The furniture is still in the stateroom."
Lloyd is partner in a group called Shoreline Adventures LLC that, as of November, was negotiating with a British insurance firm for the salvage rights. Lloyd told the Daily News the group was interested in possibly developing the site into a "world-class diving destination.
