The Wreck Today: The hull is split open on this shallow wreck. Scattered along the wreckage, you will find the windlass, capstan, deadeyes, wheel, winches, and anchor. Off the stern are an anchor and a donkey boiler on the clay bottom. The rudder and wheel lie off the starboard side.
Many bass call this wreck home.
Many bass call this wreck home.
M.I. Wilcox
Additional information on the M.I. Wilcox is on page 206 of Erie Wrecks West.
Location: 0.38 miles at 281şT from Colchester, Ontario
Coordinates: LORAN: 43802.2 56959.5 GPS: 41 58.83 82 56.45
Official #: 17617
Lies: bow northeast Depth: 22 feet
Type: schooner Cargo: coal
Power: sail, three masted
Owner(s) C. Baumhart of Vermilion, Ohio
Built: 1866 at Toledo, Ohio by Bailey Brothers
Dimensions: 137 x 275 x 127 Tonnage: 377 gross 358 net
Date of Loss: Tuesday, May 8,1906
Cause of Loss: sprung a leak while anchored in a gale
Coordinates: LORAN: 43802.2 56959.5 GPS: 41 58.83 82 56.45
Official #: 17617
Lies: bow northeast Depth: 22 feet
Type: schooner Cargo: coal
Power: sail, three masted
Owner(s) C. Baumhart of Vermilion, Ohio
Built: 1866 at Toledo, Ohio by Bailey Brothers
Dimensions: 137 x 275 x 127 Tonnage: 377 gross 358 net
Date of Loss: Tuesday, May 8,1906
Cause of Loss: sprung a leak while anchored in a gale
