The wreck site is located at latitude 43°20.24′ North, longitude 82°26.76′ West (the intersection of Loran-C lines 30801.5 and 49535.0). Without the cooperation of all parties, the public would never even learn about the discovery of wrecks like the Regina. The wreckage itself is over 200 feet long. The salvors have recovered two brands of Champagne which was being imported from Reims, France, (Veuve Clicquot and G.H. 2002 © Copyright Narwhal Press Inc., all rights owned and reserved by the author. The British East-Indiaman Hartwell was carrying 209,280 troy ounces of silver when she was lost on a May 24. She had an iron hull, and was built at Dumbarton, Scotland, in 1907. The Regina divers used two types of small computers to almost double their actual bottom time. Good story, except for an inaccuracy: Since Captain McConkey’s body did not wash up onto the shore until the following spring it is believed he went down with the ship. The following article about the history, discovery and salvage of the SS Regina in Lake Huron was originally published in Treasure Quest magazine. The storm sank at least a dozen ships, stranded more than a score of other vessels, and claimed at least two hundred and fifty lives. Spence says he prefers the light weight suits to the heavier foam suits (like Poseidon’s “Unisuit”), and has even used similar suits (without the heavy undergarment) in the warm waters of the Caribbean. That permit requires that the work be performed under very strict but fair guidelines, and requires that certain archeological data be recorded. Although they weren’t a necessity, most of the divers used light weight drysuits, such as those made by O.S. Why did it sink just 200 yards away from land? Regina. Spence also says Brusate deserves the lion’s share of the credit relative to the Regina. Mumms Champagne, the Veuve Clicquot Champagne and the Dewar’s Scotch). The work was conducted under salvage permit (#87-17-3U) issued to Brusate by the Michigan Department of State and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The Regina’s captain and crew must have realized she was doomed and abandoned her. Brusate contacted renowned shipwreck expert Dr. E. Lee Spence of Charleston, South Carolina for help. The Regina is Florida's 10th Shipwreck Underwater Archaeological Preserve. Instead, they found and recovered a fortune in artifacts and once again proved that successful shipwreck ventures do not have to be limited to Spanish galleons, or to the saltwater oceans of the world. We found the shipwreck of the U.S.S Regina, a 247ft sugar barge that sank some near 80 years ago. News & World Report” Credited Spence as First to Find Wreck of the Hunley, X-Ray Magazine article on the submarine Hunley, History of Submarine Hunley Marred by Conflicting Claims of Discovery, Update to Spence’s article “History of Submarine Hunley Marred by Conflicting Claims of Discovery”, About Underwater Archeologist Dr. E. Lee Spence, Spence’s 2018 Shipwreck Expedition funded by Galleon Quest, “More Shipwrecks of Florida” by Steven Danforth Singer, book review by Dr. E. Lee Spence, The following article about the history, discovery and salvage of the, 1910 photo of Canadian packet freighter SS, Surface supplied air diver ready to dive the, Brusate contacted renowned shipwreck expert Dr. E. Lee Spence of Charleston, South Carolina for help.

Bottles of Dewar’s Scotch salvaged from the Regina, shown alongside of diver’s surface supplied air hose.1987 photo courtesy Shipwrecks Consultants™. No plans were ever found for the ship, so the divers simply went from room to room, clearing debris and trying to identify the captain’s cabin in hopes of locating the safe. Until Wayne Brusate’s discovery of the wreck, the fate and final resting place of the Regina was considered the greatest mystery of the “Great Storm” of the Great Lakes. If it were not for the cooperation between private enterprise and the State of Michigan, expeditions like this would be cloaked in secrecy. Also read about the 1913 Storm and Wayne Brusate’s discovery of the Regina in “Touring the Great Lakes” (Cobblestone publishing, May 1988, ISBN 0382403908). The whole ship has been covered in coral from years of being underwater. Except when individually noted, all other trademarks shown in the content of this site are the individual property of their registered owners. The screw steamer Regina, official number 124231, was 249.7′ in length, 42.6′ in breadth, 20.5′ in draft, and measured 1,957 tons. The wreck of Regina was discovered in 1986 in Lake Huron between Lexington and Port Sanilac, Michigan. For more information on this shipwreck, please visit here, http://seatrekdivers.com/photogallery/photo_regina.htm At least one of the dead from the Price was wearing a life jacket from the Regina. Mumm. Collette Witherspoon who was actually the second person to ever dive the Regina, used one of the detectors to successfully trace the Regina’s buried anchor chain for a distance of several hundred feet from the wreck.