Shipwrecks Found in Texas

[mcohen1021]

Not necessarily a scuba opportunity, but interesting to see that 5 shipwrecks discovered upstream from Beaumont during our drought

5 sunken World War I ships at bottom of Texas river revealed by drought

“The water is so low that’s about the only thing you can get up and down on certain portions of our river right now, a jet ski,” said Bill Milner, who made the discovery.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[txdamselfish]

I wonder if its a ship from the Battle of Corpus Christie. Cool find!

 

[Bill Parker]

It's easier to clean up the trash when the water is low.

 

[mcohen1021]

interesting note from the article - is that its illegal to remove anything from the wreckage...

 

[Bill Parker]

So if a fully loaded garbage barge sinks and the owner abandons it
we're stuck with it forever? Great job Texas legislature! Let's all vote
harder next time.

 

[Eric802]

So if a fully loaded garbage barge sinks and the owner abandons it
we're stuck with it forever? Great job Texas legislature! Let's all vote
harder next time.

Well of course, that's a perfectly reasonable conclusion to draw.