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These stunning images reveal the remains of a more than century-old sunken ship that has been preserved beneath freezing Lake Superior. The ship looks almost exactly the same as it did the day it sunk beneath waves all those years ago. At 60 meters long (approximately 198 feet), the «Gunilda» sunk after it struck some rocks and was not saved. Now, these stunning images have been captured 107 years after the sinking when a small group of divers revisited the vessel. (Photo by Becky Kagan Schott/Caters News Agency)

These stunning images reveal the remains of a more than century-old sunken ship that has been preserved beneath freezing Lake Superior. The ship looks almost exactly the same as it did the day it sunk beneath waves all those years ago. At 60 meters long (approximately 198 feet), the «Gunilda» sunk after it struck some rocks and was not saved. Now, these stunning images have been captured 107 years after the sinking when a small group of divers revisited the vessel. (Photo by Becky Kagan Schott/Caters News Agency)



Schott, a professional underwater photographer, camera operator, and technical diving instructor, says that the dangerous dive was something that they had planned for carefully. (Photo by Becky Kagan Schott/Caters News Agency)

Schott, a professional underwater photographer, camera operator, and technical diving instructor, says that the dangerous dive was something that they had planned for carefully. (Photo by Becky Kagan Schott/Caters News Agency)



Becky Kagan Schott and her team dived an incredible 270 feet deep to reach the Gunilda and photograph her remains. (Photo by Becky Kagan Schott/Caters News Agency)

Becky Kagan Schott and her team dived an incredible 270 feet deep to reach the Gunilda and photograph her remains. (Photo by Becky Kagan Schott/Caters News Agency)



At 60 meters long and built in Leith, Scotland, in 1897, the «Gunilda» sunk after it struck some rocks and could not be saved. (Photo by Becky Kagan Schott/Caters News Agency)

At 60 meters long and built in Leith, Scotland, in 1897, the «Gunilda» sunk after it struck some rocks and could not be saved. (Photo by Becky Kagan Schott/Caters News Agency)



The ship looks almost exactly the same as it did the day it sunk beneath the waves in 1911. (Photo by Becky Kagan Schott/Caters News Agency)

The ship looks almost exactly the same as it did the day it sunk beneath the waves in 1911. (Photo by Becky Kagan Schott/Caters News Agency)



“I’ve never seen anything like it in all my years of shipwreck diving. For me it was almost surreal being there. I’d dreamed of seeing this shipwreck and it took years of experience both in diving and photography to be able to safely capture the images I saw in my mind”. (Photo by Becky Kagan Schott/Caters News Agency)

“I’ve never seen anything like it in all my years of shipwreck diving. For me it was almost surreal being there. I’d dreamed of seeing this shipwreck and it took years of experience both in diving and photography to be able to safely capture the images I saw in my mind”. (Photo by Becky Kagan Schott/Caters News Agency)



Not many divers visit the Gunilda, due to its remote location, depths of 270 feet, and chilly (38 degrees F/3 degrees C) temperatures. (Photo by Becky Kagan Schott/Caters News Agency)

Not many divers visit the Gunilda, due to its remote location, depths of 270 feet, and chilly (38 degrees F/3 degrees C) temperatures. (Photo by Becky Kagan Schott/Caters News Agency)



Now, these stunning images have been captured 107 years after the sinking, when a small group of divers revisited the vessel. (Photo by Becky Kagan Schott/Caters News Agency)

Now, these stunning images have been captured 107 years after the sinking, when a small group of divers revisited the vessel. (Photo by Becky Kagan Schott/Caters News Agency)



Schott, 35, said: “Visiting it was really like going back in time and it had a very haunting feel to it”. (Photo by Becky Kagan Schott/Caters News Agency)

Schott, 35, said: “Visiting it was really like going back in time and it had a very haunting feel to it”. (Photo by Becky Kagan Schott/Caters News Agency)



The Philadelphia adventurer had only 25 dives with the ship and she talks of how haunting the experience was. (Photo by Becky Kagan Schott/Caters News Agency)

The Philadelphia adventurer had only 25 dives with the ship and she talks of how haunting the experience was. (Photo by Becky Kagan Schott/Caters News Agency)
25 Apr 2018 00:01:00