In 1886, the F.J. King sank in the middle of the night in Lake Michigan. Nearly 14 decades later, a citizen-science project led by Brendon Baillod put an end to the ‘ghost ship’ F.J. King’s perplexing disappearance using new sonar technology, Baillod tells PEOPLE.
In 1886, the captain of the F.J. King ordered his crew to abandon ship after a gale started causing the 144-foot, three-masted wooden schooner to sink in the middle of the night during its journey from Michigan to Chicago.
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Source: People.com | Published: 2025-09-21T23:30:00Z
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