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NORTH AMERICA\u2019S GREAT LAKES<\/strong> have long provided a natural transportation corridor to the continent\u2019s interior. The Anishinaabe people \u2014 the region\u2019s original inhabitants \u2014 utilized the Great Lakes for trade, passage, and nourishment and developed a rich culture centered around them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Many Indigenous peoples believed in the malevolent lake creature called Mishipeshu<\/em> in Ojibwe, which was said to be capable of creating violent storms, waves, and whirlpools and even causing ice to break in midwinter. Paying respect and caution to Mishipeshu<\/em> would ideally provide safety and protection for those who traveled on the lakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \ufb01rst explorations into the continent by European pioneers and settlers used the Indigenous peoples\u2019 routes. At \ufb01rst they built small sailing ships to reach remote wilderness outposts. By the mid-1800s, a growing fleet of large steamers and sailing vessels facilitated commercial transportation and trade as they accessed ports throughout the entire Great Lakes region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This necessity for moving goods and people led to the design and construction of the humble coastal steamer typical of the second half of the 19th century. These ships were the multipurpose transports of the era, able to carry \ufb01nished goods, raw materials, livestock, and paying customers to their destination of choice. They were narrow and tall, often with staterooms on the upper deck, so they could dock at any remote port but still hold enough cargo to make the trip \ufb01nancially practical.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Becky Kagan Schott photographs the bow of the SS Manasoo. \u00a9JEFF LINDSAY <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Terry Irvine explores the engine room of the SS Manasoo. \u00a9JEFF LINDSAY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

El SS Manasoo<\/em> was such a ship. William Hamilton and Co. built it in Scotland in 1888 for the Hamilton Steamboat Co. in Ontario. Originally named the Macassa<\/em>, the ship\u2019s \ufb01rst career primarily was ferrying people between Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1905 the Collingwood Shipbuilding Co. lengthened the ship by 23 feet to 178 feet (54 meters), and the aging Macassa<\/em> had another rebuild in late 1927 before reentering service as the Manasoo <\/em>the following year. The ship then operated on Georgian Bay and the North Channel in Lake Huron, making stops at ports between Owen Sound, Ontario, and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Manasoo pilot house with wheel and wall clock \u00a9JEFF LINDSAY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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In September 1928, ranch owner Don Wallace hired the Manasoo<\/em> and brought aboard his newly purchased Chevrolet coupe for his journey north. He planned to buy cattle from farms near Manitoulin Island, Ontario, and ship them back to port at Owen Sound. After a successful business trip to acquire 116 cattle, the crew of 19, along with Wallace and his friend George Maurice Lambert, steamed south into the open waters of Georgian Bay as an approaching storm closed in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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By 2 a.m. on Sept. 15, the situation aboard the Manasoo<\/em> was dire. The ship had developed a severe list off Gri\ufb03th Island as the large waves relentlessly battered it. Capt. John McKay ordered the Manasoo<\/em> to turn toward the imposing lighthouse with hopes of beaching the vessel, but not even five minutes later the ship vanished beneath the waves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One raft broke free from the Manasoo<\/em> as it plunged to the bottom, and six people managed to climb aboard the lifeboat in the dark, howling night. They were at the mercy of the elements for 60 hours while adrift in the open water, sun-scorched during the day and freezing at night. When the passing steamship SS Manitoba <\/em>\ufb01nally rescued them, only five survivors remained: McKay, Wallace, Oswald Long, Arthur Middleboro, and Roy Fox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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El Manasoo<\/em> was lost and forgotten beneath the cobalt-blue waters of Georgian Bay for 90 years. Shipwreck hunters Ken Merryman, Jerry Eliason, and Cris Kohl located the upright and intactwreck in June 2018 in 205 feet (62 meters) of water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Un buceo en la cubierta del Manasoo\u2019s <\/em>deck is always an incredible experience. Seeing an undisturbed shipwreck with artifacts scattered about is a haunting privilege. We have long known that the Great Lakes\u2019 cold, fresh waters can result in extraordinary preservation of shipwrecks, but seeing them in person never gets old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A lifeboat is still in place on the upper deck. \u00a9JEFF LINDSAY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Reminders of the ship\u2019s crew are everywhere \u2014 plaques and signs in the engine room, the chief engineer\u2019s bicycle he used while in port, dishes and cutlery tossed about. The de\ufb01ning line between past and present seems very thin here, with history just out of reach. The pilot house, where McKay gave the last desperate orders, remains intact. The massive wooden wheel looms in eternal twilight at this depth, appearing ready for service. A clock still hangs on the wall. The ship\u2019s compass is perfectly preserved and looks functional after all this time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Wallace\u2019s 1927 Chevrolet AA Capitol coupe remains parked by the loading door on the lower deck with the Ontario license plate still on the rear bumper. The passenger door is ajar, and windshield glass rests on the hood, where the Chevrolet logo cast in aluminum is clearly visible. Cattle remains are everywhere, making the sight even more tragic. It must have been a truly terrifying experience in the middle of the stormy night with water pouring in and only minutes to \ufb01nd your way to a lifeboat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Midship stairs lead up to the staterooms. \u00a9JEFF LINDSAY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The midship staircase leading from the main cargo deck up to the stateroom passageway is one of the highlights of the dive, and you can view it from the ship\u2019s exterior. The passenger staterooms still contain bunk beds, overhead lights with intact bulbs, and personal items strewn about. The interior is both delicate and dangerous; hazards are everywhere. Collapsed walls, fallen timbers, and \ufb01ne silt demand the total concentration of the diver willing to venture inside. This is not a dive for training your skills; this is the dive you train for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

El Manasoo\u2019s <\/em>aft third shows signs of impact with the lake bottom and con\ufb01rms the reports that the ship sank stern \ufb01rst. The bottom has wreckage and artifacts scattered about, with a bench from the upper deck lying in the debris \ufb01eld. Nearby, one of several lifeboats rests on the lake bottom, oars still tied in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visiting the Manasoo<\/em> requires some planning and e\ufb00ort. This site is in a relatively remote part of southern Ontario with no dive shops or \ufb01ll stations nearby, so being self-su\ufb03cient is necessary. Water temperatures are typical for this part of the Great Lakes. Georgian Bay is never really warm, but thermoclines in late summer can result in temperatures of 50\u00b0F (10\u00b0C) above 30 feet (9 meters). Below this depth, the temperature is typically 39\u00b0F (4\u00b0C) or colder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visibility often exceeds 100 feet (30 meters) and gives the appearance of warm Caribbean water \u2014 a notion quickly dismissed after dropping through the thermocline. Drysuits make for a more enjoyable dive, and given the depth, expect a decompression schedule. Trimix and rebreathers have greatly enabled self-su\ufb03ciency in remote areas and are of bene\ufb01t here too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are several theories about the cause of sinking: The additional length added during the re\ufb01t made the ship inherently unstable, cattle shifting to one side of the vessel caused it to list dangerously, or it was simply an old, poorly maintained steamer past its prime and in the wrong place at the wrong time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or perhaps old Mishipeshu<\/em> felt proper respect had not been paid and wished to remind those traveling the Great Lakes to proceed cautiously. The challenges of diving the Manasoo<\/em> are not insigni\ufb01cant, but neither are the rewards. AD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Alert Diver<\/em> - Q3 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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