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New 3D Shipwreck Added: Appomattox — Lake Michigan’s Wooden Giant
3DShipwrecks just added a remarkable Lake Michigan shipwreck to the 3DShipwrecks.org database and website: the Appomattox, a true record-holder in Great Lakes maritime history. At 320 feet in length, Appomattox was the largest wooden bulk freighter ever built on the Great Lakes. Constructed in West Bay City, Michigan, she was a product of the James
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The Girl Diver of the Great Lakes
Frances Baker, Detroit’s fearless wreck diver in the early 1900s (as profiled in 1905) Quick Profile A Great Lakes Profession Few Dared Enter At the start of the 20th century, Great Lakes shipping was booming—and so were losses. Storms, collisions, groundings, fire, and structural failures sent ships and barges to the bottom across Lake Erie,
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New 3D Shipwreck Model Release – Prins Willem V, Lake Michigan
Got it — here’s a focused blog post draft highlighting the new 3D model release of the Prins Willem V wreck from 3DShipwrecks.org.It’s written in Shotline Diving’s neutral, documentary style — informative but engaging for divers and maritime enthusiasts. A stunning new 3D digital model of the Prins Willem V has just been released by
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NOAA Releases New 3D Model – St. Lawrence River Barge Hiawatha
Date: January 2026 Category: Lake Ontario Wrecks / NOAA Documentation Tags: NOAA, Hiawatha, St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, Great Lakes Shipwrecks, 3D Model, Tim Caza, Dennis Gerber, Historical Wrecks, Documentation Story NOAA has released a new 3D model of the barge Hiawatha — one of the classic St. Lawrence River coal barges lost during the
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EMBA in 3D: A Lake Michigan Schooner-Barge Brought Back to Life
3DShipwrecks.org has released a full photogrammetry model of the schooner-barge E.M.B.A. (A.C. Tuxbury), US 106706, and it’s the kind of model you can easily lose an evening explorin
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New 3D Model Release: Wisconsin Now Live on 3DShipwrecks
Shotline’s Wisconsin record just got a major upgrade. 3DShipwrecks has released a new, high-detail 3D model of the wreck of the Wisconsin — giving divers, researchers, and wreck nerds a clean “fly-through” view of hull shape, structure, and key features that are hard to understand from photos alone. If you’ve ever tried to describe a
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New 3D Shipwreck Model: Schooner Kate Kelly (1867) — Wind Point, Wisconsin
3D photogrammetry model of Kate Kelly — © 3DShipwrecks.org The 3DShipwrecks.org project has just added a detailed 3D model of the schooner Kate Kelly, one of Lake Michigan’s most frequently visited wreck sites. The model can be explored at 3DShipwrecks.org. About the Vessel Built in 1867 at Tonawanda, New York, the Kate Kelly was a
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New Release: 3D Shipwrecks Publishes High-Resolution Model of the Unknown Schooner (Nicole’s Wreck)
The team at 3D Shipwrecks has released a stunning new high-resolution 3D model of the unidentified two-masted schooner widely known as Nicole’s Wreck. Resting in 55 feet of cold Lake Michigan water, this ~140-foot vessel has remained a mystery since its discovery by Capt. Nicole Alarid of Double Action Dive Charters. The new model captures
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Dan’s Video on the Picnic Point Barge Published by The Scuba News
Introduction A new spotlight has been cast on the elusive wreck of the Picnic Point Barge with the recent release of a video by divers Ken Kozin and Dan Gildea, now featured on The Scuba News. (The Scuba News) The story of this submerged barge—long the subject of speculation—takes a leap into public view with
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New 3D Model Release – Illinois (Official No. 172342)
We are thrilled to announce that 3DShipwrecks has just completed and published the fully interactive 3D photogrammetry model of the historic sand‑dredge barge Illinois (U.S. Official No. 172342), now resting in shallow water off the Illinois Lake Michigan coast. ➡️ Check it out at Shotline Diving’s wreck page: https://shotlinediving.com/docs/illinois-us-172342/ Why this site matters:• Built in 1906, the wooden‑hulled dredge barge
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