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Marion Egan
Wooden Two-Masted Schooner
Historic Research Collection

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GPS Location: N44°46.992' W83°07.426'
Depth: 185 Feet
Wreck Length: 134 Feet Beam: 25 Feet
Gross Tonnage: 262 Cargo: Coal
Launched: 1861 by John Squires in Huron, Ohio
Wrecked: September 22, 1875


Mooring Buoy: NO
The sanctuary maintains seasonal moorings at many shipwreck sites. Available from May to September, the moorings make for safer diving and also protect shipwrecks from anchor damage. Sanctuary regulations require vessels to use moorings when present




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