Yakima

Site NameYakima

• Location:

  11 miles North of Sarnia / 42° 39' 6.1812" N, 80° 3' 8.7012" W

• Site ID:

• Organization:

  SOS Huron Shores

• Record Date:

  June 30,2015

• Wreck Type:

  Steam Bulk Freighter

• Rig:

  Propeller

• Length:

  279.00

• Hull Material:

  Wood

• Body of Water:

  Lake Huron

• Depth min:

  77

• Depth max:

  77

• Current:

• Buoy Type:

  Spar

• Line Type:

  Nylon - twist

• Line Size:

  41

• Buoy Anchor Type:

  Rod Screws

• SOS Plaque:

• Notes:

  Yakima is 1 of other wrecks together called the Ghost Fleet the others nearby is the Sachem and the Aztec and Province

• Description:

  Stranded on Stag Island, St Clair River, on June 10, 1905. Caught fire and burned to a total loss on June 13, 1905. Hull was re floated on August 30, 1905 and dismantled and then towed in Lake Huron and scuttled