Saturday, June 14, 2008

HMS Ontario Found After 228 Years

A British Warship that floundered on Halloween Night in 1780 during a sudden and violent hurricane has been found in Lake Ontario somewhere between Niagara and Rochester, NY

Legend had it that the HMS Ontario was carrying a small fortune in gold when it sank with all aboard, six bodies eventually washed ashore.

More here including a photo gallery of the wreck from The Star.com