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Yes. That’s the only boat available out of Chicago. There is a small boat or two that goes to the wrecks on the IL/WI border, but for the wrecks off Chicago and further south, that’s it. Good boat.
Prohibition beer bottles and dead eyes: Lake Michigan wreck diving
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Yes. That’s the only boat available out of Chicago. There is a small boat or two that goes to the wrecks on the IL/WI border, but for the wrecks off Chicago and further south, that’s it. Good boat.
Redfoot
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Thanks for sharing, that looks like a lot of fun.
@lowviz, excellent book recommendation I will order it.
In 1995 our group found the tug G.F. Becker in 200ft of water.
She was originally built as a mail boat but the great depression canceled the order near her completion. The owner then allegedly found the funding to complete her from the Detroit based Purple Gang or the Zerelli family to carry bootleg booze.
Since Lake Huron was more remote than the rivers, it was easier to cross the lake. Unfortunately on a foggy night off Harbor Beach, the coast guard cutter Morill was cruising through the fog when she almost ran down the Becker. The Becker then was chased down for the next hour when she began to founder. The crew was picked up and claimed to be innocent and as the boat sank with no evidence, they were released.
When the wreck was found, we discovered that the portholes were all bashed out and looking through them we see there were a few crates. But because of its size, it is too small for divers to get inside her to open the crates. We assume its filled with bootleg booze or alcohol, that's why the numbers have never been released
There are 2 rum runners missing in lower Lake Huron that I am aware of. Both were cabin cruises that disappeared with all hands in the early 30s.
In 1995 our group found the tug G.F. Becker in 200ft of water.
She was originally built as a mail boat but the great depression canceled the order near her completion. The owner then allegedly found the funding to complete her from the Detroit based Purple Gang or the Zerelli family to carry bootleg booze.
Since Lake Huron was more remote than the rivers, it was easier to cross the lake. Unfortunately on a foggy night off Harbor Beach, the coast guard cutter Morill was cruising through the fog when she almost ran down the Becker. The Becker then was chased down for the next hour when she began to founder. The crew was picked up and claimed to be innocent and as the boat sank with no evidence, they were released.
When the wreck was found, we discovered that the portholes were all bashed out and looking through them we see there were a few crates. But because of its size, it is too small for divers to get inside her to open the crates. We assume its filled with bootleg booze or alcohol, that's why the numbers have never been released
There are 2 rum runners missing in lower Lake Huron that I am aware of. Both were cabin cruises that disappeared with all hands in the early 30s.
Are we talking two bottle off no-mount restriction or no chance of any adult human fitting restriction?@lowviz, excellent book recommendation I will order it.
In 1995 our group found the tug G.F. Becker in 200ft of water.
She was originally built as a mail boat but the great depression canceled the order near her completion. The owner then allegedly found the funding to complete her from the Detroit based Purple Gang or the Zerelli family to carry bootleg booze.
Since Lake Huron was more remote than the rivers, it was easier to cross the lake. Unfortunately on a foggy night off Harbor Beach, the coast guard cutter Morill was cruising through the fog when she almost ran down the Becker. The Becker then was chased down for the next hour when she began to founder. The crew was picked up and claimed to be innocent and as the boat sank with no evidence, they were released.
When the wreck was found, we discovered that the portholes were all bashed out and looking through them we see there were a few crates. But because of its size, it is too small for divers to get inside her to open the crates. We assume its filled with bootleg booze or alcohol, that's why the numbers have never been released
There are 2 rum runners missing in lower Lake Huron that I am aware of. Both were cabin cruises that disappeared with all hands in the early 30s.
al248005
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Yeah It does typically have that green hue to it and it is usually worse viz than the other Great Lakes... But I have seen it before though Crystal clear and typically you can't see anything until you get under the thermocline but early on in the summer when there is no thermocline still I have seen wrecks from 70 or 80 ft above them and once you get below the thermocline on a good day you can have 100-150 ft of viz.
Definitely a no go with 1990s gear setup. Maybe with today's no mount stuff.
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