The Daniel J. Morrell was over 600 feet long and a giant steel Great Lakes Freighter. On November 29th 1966 it broke in half in a violent storm with icy cold waves over 25 feet tall. Only one man out of the crew of 29 survived the shipwreck after 37 horrific hours on a raft surrounded by 3 fellow crewmen that had already died. The stern motored another 5 miles closer to shore before it finally sank beneath the surface into 215 feet of water. No one from the stern survived and this eerie video shows areas inside the pristine engine room where the men would have worked. Haunting reminders that a job on the Great Lakes was a dangerous one. I've been diving the shipwreck since 2016 and have close to two dozen dives on the stern section documenting different areas including the engine room. Inside you see catwalks working your way down to the engine, ladders, a telegraph, General Alarm that would have run as the ship was sinking. A workbench with tools and above it a light bulb still intact alog with glass jars full of nuts and bolts. I have seen this area change over the years. It could be rust and that objects are just falling or it could be divers. If you do penetrate this wreck please be careful and mindful of your fin kicks and bubbles knowing things down. Once it's broken it can't be replaced. Anytime a shipwreck penetration is done in 37f/3c water temps at a depth of 208ft / 62m we put a lot of planning into it. We are using closed circuit rebreathers for safety and to not stir up sediment. We have safety gas, safety divers and overhead training. I collaborated with my buddy Jeff Lindsay on this dive. We were both shooting video to put tis sequence together. Enjoy! To license footage contact Becky@LiquidProductions.com / www.LiquidProductions.com
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