Divers originally removed the propeller in the 1960 s, and it was discovered in a junk pile just days before it was to be turned into scrap. With this huge interest in diving, Lake Erie dive tourism has seen an up swing. With an increase in diving activity, diver education is crucial in order to protect Ohio s underwater cultural heritage, its shipwrecks. Simply put, ArcView takes latitude and longitude positions and displays the ship location. It is the first time this process has been used to chart ship locations in Lake Erie.
Traditional materials are also available.
The Center also serves as a focal point of organizing maritime archaeology workshops, documenting Lake Erie shipwrecks, and disseminating shipwreck information to the general public and specific user groups. Participants practiced surveying a terrestrial shipwreck and created a site map. The next day the divers put their newly learned skills to work, while juggling tape reels, slates, pencils, underwater paper and dive gear underwater. MAST is an avocational group dedicated to the documentation of Ohio s underwater cultural heritage. At present, members are actively investigating the Sarah E Sheldon and have a project in the works to map the F.H. Prince , off Kelleys Island, OH, in June 2001.