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Our boat The Shoreline worked with the Wisconsin Underwater Marine Association to locate the FJ King. News from the Wisconsin Historical Society: On September 15, 1886, F.J. King was sailing with a cargo of iron ore collected at Escanaba, Michigan, bound for Chicago. In a heavy wind, it sprang a leak that could not be controlled. The captain turned the ship around, but it became unmanageable, rolling heavily in the seas. After the crew signaled for assistance, they fled to t

We have made some great friends over the years by leveraging our combined strengths and resources to meet each of our objectives. Last month we had the opportunity to work with the awesome folks of the Wisconsin Underwater Archeology Association in search of the elusive Plymouth shipwreck and last year we took them on a search for the F.J. King, which they found! They've created a great video, with snippets of what it's like to be underwater archeologists (aka shipwreck hunt

From the WUAA member newsletter: Wisconsin Underwater Archeology Association (WUAA) will once again be conducting a public citizen science shipwreck search. This year's target is the big schooner Plymouth that was lost in the great storm of 1913. She was last seen when left at anchor in the lee of Little Gull Island off the Door Peninsula. We will once again be chartering Friends of Plum & Pilot Islands' vessel The Shoreline to conduct the search and will be departing out

The wrecks of the AP Nichols and JE Gilmore ashore on Pilot Island. The west dock is in the foreground Join a chat with Captain and veteran diver, Jim Robinson on Saturday, January 18th from 12:30 to 1:30p (CST), as he tells us about the wrecks that he has dived on in and around Door County. Learn about shipwrecks such as the Fleetwing, Resumption, AP Nichols, Forest, JE Gilmore, and many others. This is FOPPI's first webinar of the new year and we hope you join us! ⚓ SAT. J