Pushing the Boundaries: Technology-driven Exploration of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

Mission Overview

Following the expansion of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in 2014, one of the prime research goals has been surveying newly included sanctuary areas for undiscovered shipwrecks. While 93 individual historical shipwrecks are already known throughout this area, archival research indicates as many as 100 more are yet to be found. Over the course of a four-part expedition throughout the spring and summer of 2017, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary hosted a multifaceted, ongoing research project to apply new tools toward searching for these wrecks.