Wreckage of ship that set sail 120 years ago discovered as Great Salt Lake shrinks
GREAT SALT LAKE, UTAH: A wreckage of a ship that originally set sail on the Great Salt Lake 120 years ago, has reappeared in the water body as the Western Hemisphere's biggest saltwater lake shrinks to an astonishingly low level. The Great Salt Lake is thought to include scores of shipwrecks that go back 150 years, some of which have reappeared after storms or when water levels are low.
The sunken ship that had been lost for decades surfaced near the shore at the Great Salt Lake State Park just yards from the visitor’s center, ABC4 reported. “It’s very exciting to see a piece of history that people can come out and see, but it’s also sad that the lake is this low,” Park Manager Dave Shearer told the station. “We’ve got trouble out here. Problems.”
