Divers Reach Sunken Steamship Off Massachusetts, Find Artifacts

Professional divers have located the wreck of the sunken 19th century steamship SS Portland 460 feet deep in Massachusetts' Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and found artifacts but no human remains.

Five divers led by Bob Foster were the first to see the shipwreck nearly 20 years after it was discovered by underwater explorers Arnold Carr and John Fish. At the time, the wreck was not confirmed as that of the Portland, which sunk amid a storm in 1898 while sailing from Boston to Portland, Maine.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration established the location of the wreck in 2002 but did not disclose it to the public to prevent the looting of its artifacts...[GantDaily.com]