Posted by Brendon Baillod on July 28, 19101 at 20:25:32:
In Reply to: A.A. Parker Found posted by Brendon Baillod on July 28, 19101 at 19:46:17:
GLSHS has released some pretty good video of the Parker. It can be seen at:
http://abclocal.go.com/images/wjrt/0724wrck.rm
with RealPlayer 8. It doesn't look overly deep judging from the ambient light. Still, she is deep enough that ROV was the preferred survey method. Per the news accounts, they are still surveying the wreck and working on a management plan of some sort. There are some nice stills on the GLSM website at www.shipwreckmuseum.com. Notice that they blocked out the depth reading on the stills from the ROV. There appear to be a lot of small portable artifacts on the wreck, which is broken up badly. These artifacts will need to be secured before the wreck is open to divers. No doubt the artifacts will be displayed in the Museum at Whitefish Point when all is said and done.
: News reports this week claim that Tom Farnquist and Co. have located the A.A. Parker off Grand Marais after searching on and off for a few years. The A.A. Parker is rumored to have been found before, but nobody ever announced it previously. The A.A. Parker has long been considered one of Superior's most findable wrecks. News reports state that the Parker was identified with the David Boyd's ROV, suggesting that she is in deeper water than previously believed. I suspect more info. will be forthcoming.
: Brendon Baillod