F.J. KING
$1,000.00 CASH REWARD
FOR GPS OR LORAN
1:00 P.M. WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 1886 THE SCHOONER F.J. KING (Official Number 9299)
WENT TO THE BOTTOM OF LAKE MICHIGAN FIVE MILES OFF NORTH BAY, DOOR COUNTY, WISCONSIN, IN 25 FATHOMS OF WATER.
CAPT. WILLIAM A SANDERSON, KEEPER OF THE CANA ISLAND LIGHT, WAS LAST TO SEE THE SHIPS
TOPMASTS. CAPT. WM A. SANDERSON INFORMED THE ADVOCATE THAT THE TOPMASTS OF THE SCHOONER J.F. KING HAVE BEEN BROKEN OFF AND
ARE NO LONGER VISIBLE. A PART OF WHAT IS DOUBTLESS THE SQUARE SAIL IS FLOATING ON THE SURFACE OF THE WATER WHERE THE VESSEL
WENT DOWN. (This information is from the Sept. 23, 30 & Oct. 14, 1886 Door County Advocate.)
ONCE YOU HAVE FOUND THE F.J. KING SHIPWRECK NOTIFY ANY OFFICER OF THE CLUB. CHUCK LARSEN
AT GREEN BAY SCUBA SHOP IS THE SECRETARY OF THE CLUB AND CHAIRPERSON OF THE CLUB SHIPWRECK COMMITTEE. YOU CAN CONTACT HIM
AT (920) 498-8499 DURING BUSINESS HOURS MONDAY-FRIDAY 10:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M. AND SATURDAY 10:00 TO 5:00 P.M. OR BY
EMAIL sales@gbscuba.com. YOU CAN ALSO CONTACT JIM BAYE FROM OUR WEB PAGE - CONTACT US.
ONCE THE FIND IS VERIFIED YOU WILL RECEIVE $1,000.00 CASH.
JOHN EVENSON
1895 TUG BOAT
$500 REWARD
Sunk in a collision with steamer I. Watson Stevenson. Got tangled in the
line and was drawn across the ship's bow. She rolled over and sank between Algoma and Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin, on June
5, 1895, close to Clay Banks. Official Number - 76523 Built in Milwaukee, WI in 1884.
THE COMMITTEE IS CONSIDERING A REWARD FOR ANY OTHER SHIP THAT YOU FIND DURING YOUR SEARCH .
DETAILS WILL BE POSTED ON THIS WEB SITE LATER WITH THE AMOUNT OF THE REWARD.
AFTER VERIFICATION THE GPS AND LORAN NUMBERS WILL BE POSTED ON OUR WEB SITE AND CREDIT
WILL BE GIVEN TO THE PERSON WHO FOUND THE SHIP.
THE COMMITTEE IS WORKING ON HAVING A BIG NEWS RELEASE IN THE MEDIA AFTER VERIFICATION.
DEADLINE FOR REWARD
IS
12/31/2008
