page_title: Portland (shipwreck)
section_title: Divers explore The Portland wreckage
hierarchical_section_title: Portland (shipwreck) / Shipwreck / Divers explore The Portland wreckage
caption_attribution_description: English: Sidewheel steamer Portland, sunk with all aboard in the Portland Gale, November 26, 1898
context_page_description: PS Portland was a large side-wheel paddle steamer, an ocean-going steamship with side-mounted paddlewheels. She was built in 1889 for passenger service between Boston, Massachusetts, and Portland, Maine. She is best known as the namesake of the infamous Portland Gale of 1898, a massive blizzard that struck coastal New England, claiming the lives of over 400 people and more than 150 vessels.
context_section_description: In 2008, five Massachusetts scuba divers became the first to reach the steamship, also known as the "Titanic of New England".  The divers made three successful dives, and reported that the wreck was strewn with artifacts, like stacks of dishes, mugs, wash basins and toilets, but no human remains. They did not, however, explore below the deck because of the danger.  Because of the depth of the wreck site, they reported that some of their dive lights imploded, and they could only explore the site for 10–15 minutes before needing to return to the surface. The divers "were unable to retrieve artifacts" due to rules in place at the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
caption: Portland, drawn in 1895 by Samuel Ward Stanton, who died on the Titanic.
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