OGARITA

Date Built: 1864
Construction: Schooner
Owners: Part of Blodgett Fleet of Bay City Builders: Lent, Conneaut, OH
Dimensions: 147x39x13 Cargo: Coal

Condition: Bow, Keelson, sidewalls visible. Stern missing.

Location: 4-4.5 mi north-northeast of north end of Thunder Bay Island

Depth: 20-25'

Date of Loss: 1905, Oct 29

 Lat/Lon: 45° " /083° "

Type of Loss: Fire

Loran: / /

Loss of Life: None

GPS:

Co-ordinates are informational only, they maybe inaccurate and should
NOT BE USED FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES!
Tow of the steamer ZILLAH, she caught fire from spontaneous combustion. Her crew abandoned and she drifted around the area while burning to the waterline over a period of three days. She finally sank. Rebuilt, 1879, major repair, 1883

Sources: Swayze 1999

Thunder Bay Island Wreck report

About 1:30am watchman came running in crying fire, boat on fire. Surf boat was launched as soon as possible. After pulling out in the Lake SSE 3 or 4 miles we arrived along side of the barge Oganrita all on fire forward and abandoned by her crew. they having go on board the steamer Ziller? which was towing her. We brought ashore a telegram to his agent. In the morning I phoned Gilchrist's office and they sent a tug out. We went ???? mist life boat and made an effort to put the fire out but with no avail. She burned down and sunk about 4 miles north of this station having drifted several miles.