Join Diversions aboard Latitude for a day of great Lake Michigan Wreck Diving!

Saturday AM : The Crane / S.C. Baldwin
or
Saturday PM : The Crane / S.C. Baldwin
and/or
Sunday AM : McMullen & Pitz Dredge (2 Dives)

This A.M. trip will leave at 8:00 a.m. The P.M. trip will depart at 2:00 p.m.
Please be at the dock and loaded.

Cost of the trip is $95/person and includes:

2 dives
Reduced gear rental (if needed)
Water and Snacks

Must be Advanced Open Water Certified. We can arrange training if you are not!

The crane fell off a barge during a storm in the 1980's. It currently resides in 110 feet of water. The crane landed upright, and there is also a front-end loader which is a short swim from the crane. The front-end loader rests on its side. During good visibility the front-end loader is visible from the crane, otherwise local divers have tied a line from one to the other. Both rest on top of a large pile of slag rock. It is an interesting dive because there are other pieces of wreckage which fell off the barge which are among the slag rocks. Usually one can also find dive equipment amongst the wreckage.

Built in 1871 as a wooden steam barge with two-masts in Detroit, Michigan, the S.C. Baldwin was reportedly the first double decked steamer on the Lakes. She worked in the iron ore trade until 1902 when she was purchased by the Green Stone and Quarry Company of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. In 1903, her machinery was removed and she continued her service in the stone trade as a tow barge. On September 3, 1908, the S.C. Baldwin sprung a leak off Rawley Point and quickly took on water.  She capsized, then righted herself as she sank in 80 feet of water. Although largely broken, there is still much to see around the wreck site. Her capstan remains, as well as her starboard hogging arch. Cargo hatch combings can be found in the shifting sand.

The McMullen and Pitz Dredge was built in 1919 in Manitowoc for the McMullen and Pitz Salvage Company (which still exists in Manitowoc). She was lost shortly after her pruchase. While in the tow of the tug Arctic, she left Manitowoc to take on a job in Sheboygan when a fast moving storm claimed the dredge on November 18, 1919 off Cleveland, Wisconsin. The wreck rests in 75 feet of water. Interestings things to see are the engine, the wire drums for the clam bucket, and 4 spuds which rise high above the wreck. Upon closer inspection you will find a tool bench with vise, tools, and control arms with brass handles for operating the clam bucket.

Space is limited, so call today for information on how to sign up!