Great Lakes wreck database

Live catalog from David Swayze research (~9,800 features) plus NAMAG magnetics, BGSU hull data, and steel-freighter classification. Swayze lists wrecks still missing precise positions; we add Erie, dive-verified, and mission ground-truth sources over time.

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Map — selectable pin layers

🛰️ PostGIS Native MVT Cluster Visibility (All L-Levels Active by Default)

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API docs · KML overlay · Supplemental catalogs: known_wrecks.json (18 GT sites), Erie DB (91), web scrape (167) — merge in progress.

Search & filters

Bounding-box search (± variance)

Matches all wrecks whose coordinates fall within the box. Optional size filter keeps wrecks with length_ft within ± variance of target.

ID Name Lat, Lon Pin / quality Hull Vessel / type Lost location / source

Scan maps · BBox clusters · Site map