Explorers find 1780 British warship in Lake Ontario

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Explorers find 1780 British warship in Lake Ontario

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Although the vessel sits in an area where the water is up to 500 feet deep and cannot be reached by anyone but the most experienced divers, Kennard and Scoville declined to give its exact location, saying only that it was found off the southern shore.
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That's totally cool- a Revolutionary War wreck!
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Fantastic! What a find! The fact that this is a wooden vessel, and still perfectly preserved, is just amazing. Gotta love the cold, deep, dark waters that do such a great job preserving a wooden vessel.!
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Now that is to cool
How would you like to be in on the discovery of this

you know some one else will find it some day though and loot the hell out of it
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