Rusted gears, but the grease caps were still full of grease! Incredibly, a local man took the anchor and has it in his front yard. The anchor weighs 2 tons, and was 20 feet up the side of the boat!?
The Ithaca Shipwreck October 7th 2009 The Ithaca...
Official Number 150820
Launched - 21st October 1922
It is about a 800m hike at low tide to get out there.The 260 ft MV Ithaca has been sitting on a bed of gravel on a shallow tidal flat off the Manitoba coast about 15 km east of Churchill since September 14th 1960.
During the last few years Theresa and I have made several visits to the ship and we've even spent the night camping ... read more
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