N 44° 46.616 W 075° 23.987 - Cardinal, ON
Posted by: jiggs11
N 44° 46.616 W 075° 23.987
18T E 468368 N 4958248
Coordinates of the wreck of the Weehawk, sunk in the Galop Canal in 1961.
Waymark Code: WMVZR5
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/17/2017
Views: 4
Coordinates are on an historic marker placed by Save Ontario Shipwrecks.
The Weehawk was a ferryboat sold for scrap in 1961. However, before it could be broken u, it was deliberately scuttled in the old Lock 28 of the Galop Canal, the precursor to the St Lawrence Seaway locks of today.
Type of structure: Sign
Difference between the post coordinates and your GPSr reading: 1 meter.
Reason for the coordinates: Wreck site of the Weehawk
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