Havanna

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The 136 ft schooner Havana was built in 1871 in Oswego, NY. It had a relatively short career running aground once in 1885 off Forester, MI but was salvaged, repaired and returned to service. In October of 1887 while hauling a load of iron ore from Escanaba to St. Joseph it was caught in a storm with waves and wind so severe that it was unable to enter the harbor. The crew tried to set the anchors to ride out the storm until a tug could pull the ship to safety, but the ship started leaking badly. It drifted north until it sank in 50 ft. of water 6 miles north of St. Joseph. The crew took to the rigging, but three drowned when the main mast gave way. (For more of the story follow the history link to the MSRA website.) Today it is part of the Southwest Michigan Underwater Preserve. The model was created from 2,010 30-megapixel images shot by Andrew Goodman on one DPV dive.