ALBANY, N.Y. — The shipwreck of a Canadian schooner that sank off Lake Ontario’s central New York shore nearly 150 years ago has been discovered. Video images taken by a remotely-operated vehicle helped identify the wreck as the Royal Albert, the only two-masted schooner known to have sunk off Fair Haven. Built in 1858 in Oakville, Ont., the schooner departed Oswego, N.Y., on Aug. 9, 1868, headed to Toledo, Ohio, on Lake Erie, via the Welland Canal. Kennard said the Royal Albert was only a few kilometres into its westward voyage when lake conditions turned rough, causing the cargo to shift and break apart the hull. The crew survived the August 1868 sinking by getting into a small boat and making it to shore.

Source: National Post June 29, 2016 20:37 UTC