Wisconsin 'ghost ship' uncovered after 139 years

Science Archaeology Wisconsin'ghost ship' uncovered after 139 years It took citizen scientists only two hours to find the F.J. King's final resting place. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. A group of Wisconsin maritime historians and citizen scientists uncovered a Lake Michigan shipwreck "hidden in plain sight" for nearly 140 years. The team uncovered the waterlogged wreckage of the three-masted wooden schooner in the waters off Bailey's Harbor, Wisconsin. On September 15, 1886, the 144-foot left Escanaba, Michigan, bound for Chicago with 600 tons of iron ore onboard.