Discovering the Shipwrecks of Lake Ontario

In 2025, a team of eight students, scientists, and engineers from the University of Rhode Island conducted the first survey of known shipwrecks in the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary. Using URI’s new, state-of-the-art remotely operated vehicle, named “Rhody”, the student-led team documented 17 shipwrecks. Having embarked from Oswego, New York, aboard the research vessel Lake Guardian, which is owned and operated by the Environmental Protection Agency, the team discovered several new shipwrecks while mapping the lakebed.

Jason Fahy and Holly Pettus from the University of Rhode Island are my guests.

Mentioned in this episode:

• NOAA Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute
• JM Robotics
• VOYIS Discovery Stereo Camera
• Recording of the expedition's live stream
• New York Times article
• Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary on Facebook
• Dr. Robert Ballard's nautiluslive.org
• American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting

Written, edited, and produced by Rich Napolitano. All episodes can be found at ⁠⁠https://www.shipwrecksandseadogs.com⁠⁠. Original theme music by ⁠⁠Sean Sigfried⁠⁠.

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