Posted by Steve on January 05, 19100 at 11:03:37:
In Reply to: Theft from schooner Lumberman posted by Brendon Baillod on November 22, 1999 at 09:18:03:
: Milwaukee and Illinois area divers are familiar with the wreckof the nearly intact three masted schooner
: Lumberman which lies in 60 ft. of water off Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Divers over the past year or two have
: noted that the deck planking and other wooden members have been being stripped from the vessel, as
: they are reported to be of some value due to the type of wood used to fashion them.
: This activity has hastened the destruction of this historic wreck which is now in imminent danger of
: collapsing outward, as schooner hulls are known to do when their decking becomes unstable.
: The windlass which once stood on the deck has now collapsed into the bilge and the wreck is
: rapidly being destroyed.
: If you have been taking wood from this wreck, please stop immediately. If you know who has been
: doing so, please advise them to stop. Without attention in the next few years to stabilize this wreck,
: it will end up a flattened debris field thanks to the efforts of the person or persons who stripped her.