SS Kamloops Isle Royale National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
Whitey's corpse is found floating inside the engine room of the SS Kamloops, which sank on the Canadian side of Lake Superior in the 1920s and has never been removed. Divers report seeing Old Whitey's corpse AND his ghost floating around the ship, following them throughout the wreckage. And if that weren't scary enough, we also delve into.
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Old Whitey: The Haunted Corpse of The SS Kamloops — The SS Kamloops has lain at the bottom of Lake Superior for nearly 100 years. The body of one of the deceased crew members, dubbed Old Whitey, floats amongst the wreckage of the ship with some divers claiming he follows them as they explore. : r/HighStrangeness r/HighStrangeness • 1 yr. ago
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As exploration of the Kamloops grew, whispers of Grandpa began to make the rounds in diving circles. Some divers reported seeing the pale white ghost kicked back in one of the crew bunks, quietly and calmly watching the explorers make their way through the sunken ship.
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Living, or should I say non-living, proof of this scientific fact is evident aboard the shipwreck of the USS Kamloops, which wrecked in Lake Superior carrying farm equipment on the way to Canada back in a frigid winter storm in December of 1927.. The wreck occurred off the coast of Isle Royale, Michigan's National Park, and while most of the crew's bodies were found because they froze trying.
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Often the first point to the whole idea is the existence of "Old Whitey", a preserved body deep within the lake, the captain of the SS Kamloops, which sunk outside Isle Royale in December 1927, claiming the lives of all who were on board. Of course, "Old Whitey" is the only one down there out of 13 in the crew.
SS Kamloops Operational History (U.S. National Park Service)
The shipwreck of the SS Kamloops in Lake Superior is shrouded in mystery. It was thought that there were no survivors, but six months later bodies were found on a nearby island.. Divers tell stories of a body that is still trapped in the engine room of the ship wreck. The story goes that in a fresh water lake, at that depth, there are no.
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On the night of December 6th, 1927, Lake Superior was in the grips of a violent winter storm, and the SS Kamloops was struggling to make its way through the waves, accompanied by the steamer ship Quedoc.
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The SS Kamloops was a lake freighter beginning in 1924. However, that came to a sudden end around December 6th. That night, a massive storm began to hammer Lake Superior. The Kamloops was last seen operationally on December 6th, covered in ice. After no response, a search for the Kamloops began on December 12th and lasted nearly two weeks.
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SS Kamloops Quick Facts Vessel Type: Built: Architect: Builder: Length: Weight: Propulsion: Original Owner: Owner at Mishap: Captain: Cargo: Operator: Last owner: Insurance: Registry: End of Service: Reported Loss: Location: Depth: Lives Lost: NRHP#: Package Freighter 1924 Furness Shipbuilding Company, Ltd. Furness Shipbuilding Company, Ltd.
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Wreck Event The last trip of the 1927 season would be Kamloops ' final trip. The doomed vessel cleared Port Colborne, Ontario on the Welland Canal upbound on December 1 at 9:30 AM ( Detroit Free Press, Dec. 2, 1927). The ship passed Detroit at 11:30.
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Introduction For decades, the location of Kamloops remained one of the mysteries of Lake Superior. Almost half of a century after it had disappeared, on August 21, 1977, Minneapolis sport diver Ken Engelbrecht finally spotted the dark shadow of the wreck during an exploratory dive.
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It involves a ship called The SS Kamloops that sank in 1927 off Isle Royale in Lake Superior. Some mystery surrounds the sinking of the ship. It was thought that there were no survivors, but six months later bodies were found on a nearby island. Apparently, survivors had starved to death waiting for rescue even though nobody was looking for them.
SS Kamloops (1927)
SS Kamloops was a freighter that was part of the fleet of the Canada Steamship Lines, which sank on December 7th, 1927, 3 years after its launch.. The shipwreck is also known for its ghost stories. Some divers reported that its permanent resident, a preserved body in the engine room referred to as "Grandpa", followed them around in the.
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The Kamloops and her small crew of about two dozen spent most of their time running cargo along the Canadian shore, from Montreal to Fort William. On the night of December 6th, 1927, Lake Superior was in the grips of a violent winter storm, and the SS Kamloops was struggling to make its way through the waves, accompanied by the steamer ship Quedoc.
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The S.S. Kamloops sank in December 1927 in Isle Royale Michigan. It was located in 1977 in 200-270 feet of water on it's starboard side. The ship was carrying a mixed cargo of lifesavers,.
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The ghost of Old Whitey, the preserved corpse of the haunted SS Kamloops shipwreck, has been scaring divers in Lake Superior for decades. See him yourself.. 3030 14 shares Share Fair warning: the image and video of "Old Whitey" might be disturbing..
