and Wrecks.Ohio, following sister state Michigan's lead, has developed shipwreck shipwreck, complete or partial destruction of a vessel as a result of collision, fire, grounding, storm, explosion, or other mishap. In the ancient world sea travel was hazardous, but in modern times the number of shipwrecks due to nonhostile causes has steadily preserves in Lake Erie Lake Erie Great Lake; once so polluted, referred to as Lake Eerie. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 887] See : Filth to protect the wreck sites while increasing public awareness of its maritime history Maritime history is a broad thematic element of global history. As an academic subject, it crosses the boundaries of standard disciplines, focusing on understanding mankind's various relationships to the oceans, seas, and major waterways of the globe. . The state's cold waters proved unlucky for sailors and ships, but have helped to preserve an estimated 1,700 wrecks for history. Michigan directed the establishment of underwater preserves in 1980 in lakes Michigan, Huron and Superior as attractions for divers and tourists who visit lakeside museums and participate in glass-bottomed boat tours. The next step for Ohio's underwater sanctuaries is to establish basic rules for divers, boaters and fishermen in and around the shallow-water wrecks. Although a 1991 Ohio law permits up to 10 percent of the state's submerged land to be designated as underwater preserves, only scuba divers paid any attention to the shipwreck sites until recently. The state is hoping to improve access to the wrecks for non-divers through education and other recreation opportunities. "You need to convince people that these are their historical artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. , that they just don't belong to the divers," says Michigan state archaeologist John Halsey John Halsey (d. 1708) was a colonial American privateer and a later pirate who was active in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans during the early 17th century. Although much of his life and career is unknown, he is recorded by Daniel Defoe in A General History of the Pyrates . Michigan has learned (and Ohio is observing) that the success of underwater preservation efforts depends on the support of local communities. |
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