13 September 2005 Joys, Sturgeon Bay
(September 13, 2005)
Hooka systems support divers underwater
The morning meeting discussed major wreck site features. Dr. Rodgers explained that there are three distinct layers of wreckage on the site. The bottom layer is the backbone of the vessel: the hull with the keel, frames over the keel, a keelson, two rider keelsons, and sister keelsons on either side of the keelson. This layer forms the basic component of most of the units. The next layer is comprised of the sides of the vessel. On the port side, the frames appear as if they have been intentionally cut and the side of the vessel has collapsed onto the hull. On the starboard side, it looks as though the side of the vessel collapsed outside of the hull, away from the vessel itself, creating a debris field up to nearly 25 feet away from the baseline at some points. The third layer of wreckage appears to be the forecastle, which was either ripped or floated from the bow and has now settled on top of two units on the port side, further aft of where the forecastle would normally be located. These different layers of wreckage will be mapped, and further analysis of site formation processes will be assessed.
Completed drawings were transferred from mylars onto the official sitemap. After spending the morning working on the site map, the group headed out to the site to continue documentation.
