The Wreck Today: One of Long Point’s most famous shipwrecks, the Atlantic has been the subject of extensive litigation and was closed to diving at one point.
This dive is beyond the limits of sport diving as defined by all major certifying agencies. It should only be attempted by very experienced divers with specialized training for depths in excess of sport diving limits. She sits upright in 160 feet of water and you will reach the wreck at about 135 feet. Usually there is a tie-in line attached to her hogging arch. The upper decks have collapsed, but the middle deck and holds are still intact. Commercial diver, Mike Fletcher, who rediscovered the wreck tells of a pioneer wagon sitting in the holds and books that were still legible.
While zebra mussels have covered her, she is an impressive sight with her single mast still proudly erect and the forward rails waiting a passenger’s grip. Her paddle wheels stand fairly intact and the double helmsman’s wheel has fallen over and can be found protruding from the silt. Peering into the interior of the wreck, one might still see the passenger’s belongings and occasional artifacts of the time strewn about the wreck.
This dive is beyond the limits of sport diving as defined by all major certifying agencies. It should only be attempted by very experienced divers with specialized training for depths in excess of sport diving limits. She sits upright in 160 feet of water and you will reach the wreck at about 135 feet. Usually there is a tie-in line attached to her hogging arch. The upper decks have collapsed, but the middle deck and holds are still intact. Commercial diver, Mike Fletcher, who rediscovered the wreck tells of a pioneer wagon sitting in the holds and books that were still legible.
While zebra mussels have covered her, she is an impressive sight with her single mast still proudly erect and the forward rails waiting a passenger’s grip. Her paddle wheels stand fairly intact and the double helmsman’s wheel has fallen over and can be found protruding from the silt. Peering into the interior of the wreck, one might still see the passenger’s belongings and occasional artifacts of the time strewn about the wreck.
Oneida / Arches
Additional information on the Oneida/Arches is on page 144 of Erie Wrecks East.
Location: 8ºT 20.9 miles off Erie Harbor 165ºT 6.5 miles off Long Point Light\
Coordinates: Loran: 44516.0 58586.9 GPS:42 27.47680 01.021
Official #: none
Lies: bow northeast Depth: 160 feet
Type: hogging arched package freighter Cargo: flour
Power: Steam
Owner(s) O. A. Knight of Cleveland, Ohio
Built: 1846 at Cleveland, Ohio by B.B. Jones
Dimensions: 138’3” x 24’1” x 11’ Tonnage: 355
Date of Loss: Thursday, November 11, 1852
Cause of Loss: storm
Coordinates: Loran: 44516.0 58586.9 GPS:42 27.47680 01.021
Official #: none
Lies: bow northeast Depth: 160 feet
Type: hogging arched package freighter Cargo: flour
Power: Steam
Owner(s) O. A. Knight of Cleveland, Ohio
Built: 1846 at Cleveland, Ohio by B.B. Jones
Dimensions: 138’3” x 24’1” x 11’ Tonnage: 355
Date of Loss: Thursday, November 11, 1852
Cause of Loss: storm
