Unveiling History: Filmmakers Stumble Upon 128-Year-Old Shipwreck in Lake Huron

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Movie producers uncover a shipwreck that's 128 years old.

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For the video to play, JavaScript must be activated in your browser. While searching for intrusive mussels in Lake Huron, Canada, documentary creators Yvonne Drebert and Zach Melnick stumbled upon the sunken ship, the 'Africa.'

The Africa set sail from Ashtabula, Ohio, on the morning of October 4, 1895, with a load of coal, heading towards Owen Sound, Ontario, across Lake Huron. However, it never reached its destination.

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