St. Paulite returns to Lake Michigan disaster
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St. Paulite returns to Lake Michigan disaster
St. Paulite returns to Lake Michigan disaster
CUDAHY, Wis. (AP) _ Jerry Lesch returned to the Lake Michigan shoreline in this Milwaukee suburb to remember the sinking of the No. 6 Dredge he was on 50 years ago, killing nine of those aboard. "It was a rough night," Lesch, 68, now of St. Paul, said Monday of the May 22, 1956, incident four miles offshore. He was one of 19 men on the 110-foot floating platform as it was towed to shelter amid 55-mph gusts and rolling 12- to 15-foot waves. The submerged wreckage lies upside down in about 65 feet of water, a popular destination for scuba divers who swim around the remains of the device that had scooped up silt in front of the Oak Creek power plant then under construction. A Coast Guard investigation concluded that most of the workers should have been taken to shore before a tugboat began towing the dredge in the stormy weather. Lesch was surprised to hear the dredge is popular among scuba divers. Jerry Guyer, owner of Pirate's Cove Diving Inc., has dived on the dredge for 25 years and, as a charter boat operator, takes other divers out to the wreckage. Divers can see the dipper bucket and crane arm on the lake's floor and can swim into the coal bunkers and crew quarters, which are upside down, Guyer said. "You have to keep your head about you because the floor is above you," Guyer said. "The most unique thing about it is that if you see a flight of stairs and you follow them, you end up on the floor of the dredge." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Want to dive the 906 Dredge yourself? Contact: LCM Diving Go wreck Diving in Lake Michigan from Racine, Wisconsin (just south of Milwaukee. Enjoy our 10+ wrecks in the 75-140ft range, including my favorite the S.S. Wisconsin. Wrecks include: Dredge 906, Prins Wilhem, Norland, Car Ferry Milwuakee, Gillen Tug, Lumberman, S.S. Wisconsin, and many others. Charters are available 7 days a week and weekends. See a picture of our 30ft boat Rylo! If interested call Captain William (Bill) Myers at (262) 412-8259 |
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St. Paulite returns to Lake Michigan disaster - by eric myers - 05-23-2006, 10:03 AM
Re: St. Paulite returns to Lake Michigan disaster - by Freedive WI - 05-23-2006, 12:23 PM
Re: St. Paulite returns to Lake Michigan disaster - by Freedive WI - 05-23-2006, 12:33 PM
Re: St. Paulite returns to Lake Michigan disaster - by jasondbaker - 05-23-2006, 04:14 PM
Re: St. Paulite returns to Lake Michigan disaster - by Freedive WI - 05-23-2006, 08:37 PM
Re: St. Paulite returns to Lake Michigan disaster - by eric myers - 05-24-2006, 01:05 PM
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