{"id":120132,"date":"2023-10-18T11:49:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T11:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=120132"},"modified":"2023-10-18T11:49:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T11:49:49","slug":"mystery-ship-that-vanished-130-years-ago-found-with-alien-species-taking-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/world-news\/mystery-ship-that-vanished-130-years-ago-found-with-alien-species-taking-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery ship that vanished 130 years ago found with alien species taking over"},"content":{"rendered":"

A ship that sank during a snowstorm 130 years ago has been found, but its condition has left experts scratching their heads.<\/p>\n

The Africa was towing another vessel, the Severn, through Lake Huron on the US-Canada border in October 1895 when she disappeared. With the tow-line broken, the Severn ran aground on Canada\u2019s Bruce Peninsula, where her crew was rescued \u2013 but the Africa was never seen again… until now.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick, who were filming a documentary in the area about mussels, the wreck has been seen for the first time. But the pair were surprised to see the ship is now covered in an invasive species of mussel, alien to the area.<\/p>\n

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Melnick said: "We received a tip that scientists doing an offshore fish survey had noticed an anomaly on their sonar readout \u2013 basically an unusual bump on an otherwise flat lakebed. We honestly expected to find a pile of rocks.<\/p>\n

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"We were down for only a few minutes when a huge structure loomed up from the depths \u2013 it was a shipwreck. We couldn\u2019t believe it. Everyone onboard was floored and more than one expletive was thrown around! The ship is in pristine condition, sitting upright on the lakebed, as though it's just fallen straight from the surface and is resting on the bottom.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Africa was found using an underwater ROV (remotely operated vehicle) at a depth of 280 feet. But with the ship now engulfed in invasive quaggas, which arrived in the Great Lakes 30 years ago, identifying her was a challenge. <\/p>\n

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