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Rogers City, Lake Huron |
Descent to the Audubon bow |
Filming the Audubon bow area |
Dan Lindsay filming the cracked open bow
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Heavy weight of the railroad iron must have caused the bow to
split when she hit bottom
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Carrying railroad iron on October 20, 1854
the John J. Audubon is reported to have been hit amidships by the
Defiance. The Audubon, a 370 ton 2 masted brig, was built earlier
the same year. May be the reason she is in such good shape on the
bottom. Only major damage is the obvious split in her bow next to the
bow stem. Loaded with rail road iron she may have hit hard on the
bottom, bow first when she went down. |
Topview of the bow area |
Capstan and windlass in view |
Filming the rear hatch area |
Looking aft over the rear hatch |
Beautifully intact stern with rudder and yawl boat davits
still in place |
Topside view over the stern area of the Audubon |
Photographer John Veber at work on the Audubon |
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Many thanks to the boat providers, Dean Ziegler
and Don Riviera / Mike Miller for getting us out to this shipwreck.
Their help with the area dive sites and their diving expertise aided
immensely to these images.
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