Wreck Diving Magazine

Superior’s Hart

Take a look and “judge” for yourself. This wreck will capture your “hart.” Ok, ok, forgive all of the puns, but they are completely true! The wreck of the truly captured my heart for many reasons. I’ve never seen a more spectacular wheelhouse anywhere in the Great Lakes! This wheelhouse is intact, with green and red paint still on it, and inside is a perfect wheel, and telegraph and binnacle still plugged in. There is a radio direction finder (RDF) with dials and numbers that can be read, along with a pair of binoculars sitting on the chart table. Oh, and did I mention the frames on the walls with one still encasing the RDF signal numbers? It’s a sight to behold, and the moment my light cut through the darkness and illuminated the interior of that wheelhouse,

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