Posted by Brendon Baillod on January 21, 1999 at 12:50:24:
As I suspected, the wreck that was sidescanned during the Linda E search turned out to be a virgin wreck.
I would like to get a copy of the underwater video for identification purposes. It seems to be pubic domain, as it
was shown on the news last night. The clips that were shown on the
news last night were quite interesting. She appears to be a small schooner, rope rigged with the build
characteristics of a mid 1800s hooker schooner. My guess is that she's the W.G. Buckner or the Mars. Both were
very small coastal traders that went down off Port in the 1840s and 50s. She sits in 330 ft. of water, so I won't
be diving her. Jerry Guyer, who found her, may do some more video exploration, but I think I may be able to ID her
based solely on the video taken last night by the Coast Guard. She looked like an absolutely beautiful wreck
on the video, covered with deadeyes. I think I even saw a mast standing. Given her depth, I think she'll be safe from most souvenir hunters, but there's always some hotshot
who needs to prove they've been deep. I hope the numbers stay out of circulation.