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Shipwreck hunter David Trotter

David Trotter, 71, of Canton, Mich., photographed Nov. 30, 2012, has been a shipwreck hunter on the Great Lakes since the 1970's. Trotter has found scores of ships - most of them at the bottom of Lake Huron.
David Trotter, 71, of Canton, Mich., photographed Nov. 30, 2012, has been a shipwreck hunter on the Great Lakes since the 1970's. Trotter has found scores of ships - most of them at the bottom of Lake Huron.
Eric Seals, Detroit Free Press
Bodies was ashore in lower Lake Huron, Mich. after the Great Storm of 1913 sank a dozen ships on the Great Lakes - eight them on Lake Huron alone – killing more than 250 people.
Bodies was ashore in lower Lake Huron, Mich. after the Great Storm of 1913 sank a dozen ships on the Great Lakes - eight them on Lake Huron alone – killing more than 250 people.
The Times Herald (Port Huron, Mich.)
Diver Bob Martelli, left, of Bay City, Mich., and shipwreck hunter David Trotter of Canton, Mich., talk about what Martelli saw and recorded on video at the Keystone State wreckage while was close to 180 feet below them. Trotter, a veteran Great Lakes shipwreck hunter has found scores of lost vessels in the Great Lakes.
Diver Bob Martelli, left, of Bay City, Mich., and shipwreck hunter David Trotter of Canton, Mich., talk about what Martelli saw and recorded on video at the Keystone State wreckage while was close to 180 feet below them. Trotter, a veteran Great Lakes shipwreck hunter has found scores of lost vessels in the Great Lakes.
Eric Seals, The Detroit Free Press
The shores of lower Lake Huron were strewn with the bodies of lost sailors at the vicious wind and waves of the Great Storm of 1913. Some bodies were not recovered until months after the Nov. 9 storm. Others were set upon by shorebirds before authorities reached the beaches.
The shores of lower Lake Huron were strewn with the bodies of lost sailors at the vicious wind and waves of the Great Storm of 1913. Some bodies were not recovered until months after the Nov. 9 storm. Others were set upon by shorebirds before authorities reached the beaches.
The Times Herald (Port Huron, Mich.)
In 240-feet of water in Lake Huron, diver Marty Lutz does the first exploratory dive of the sunken ship New York. The ship was discovered by shipwreck hunter David Trotter, 71. He found the ship in May of 2012. It was the largest wooden steamer on the Great Lakes when it was built in the early 1900's. It sank in Lake Huron in October 1910. Trotter has been a shipwreck hunter on the Great Lakes since the 1970's. Trotter has found close to 90 ships most at the bottom of Lake Huron.
In 240-feet of water in Lake Huron, diver Marty Lutz does the first exploratory dive of the sunken ship New York. The ship was discovered by shipwreck hunter David Trotter, 71. He found the ship in May of 2012. It was the largest wooden steamer on the Great Lakes when it was built in the early 1900's. It sank in Lake Huron in October 1910. Trotter has been a shipwreck hunter on the Great Lakes since the 1970's. Trotter has found close to 90 ships most at the bottom of Lake Huron.
Via David Trotter
The ship named New York is seen in operation in the early 1900's. The New York was the largest wooden steamer on the Great Lakes when it was built; it sank in Lake Huron in October 1910. Trotter found the wreck in 2012.
The ship named New York is seen in operation in the early 1900's. The New York was the largest wooden steamer on the Great Lakes when it was built; it sank in Lake Huron in October 1910. Trotter found the wreck in 2012.
Via David Trotter