Sunken sailboat evaluation completed

During the first week of dredging, a team of GE's nautical archaeologists and divers investigated and evaluated the remains of a sunken 1820s era wooden sailboat in the eastern channel of Rogers Island. Crews carefully removed the sediment on the sailboat so the remains could be photographed, videoed and drawn to create a complete historical record.

The remains, which were covered in sediment, were then removed from the river bed. You can see a video of the site work and the divers preparing and getting in the water here.