In 2008 I heard about this sunken boat at Loon Lake, also known as Inland Lake. This is a BC Forest Campsite and is a pretty nice place, campsites, small boat ramp, small wharf. So as I was camping there I heard about this boat, and went out to see it. Upon my arrival as you can see from the pictures, one can clearly see it from the surface, so I took pictures and after that I found a friend, who is a diver and he went down and took some underwater pictures. The boat appears to be 25 to 28 feet in lenght and is told to be a old gill netter. The Boat appears to be sitting on a cradle underwater, but we have no understanding as to why.
We brought a small piece of the boat up, it appeared to be part of the hatch but what we noticed after drying it for a few days was that one side was completely burnt. One could still see the blackness on the wood, and viewing the images again we suspect that the boat was on the water and caught fire then sank, oddly enough onto the cradle, or the boat was on the cradle when the lake was lower and caught fire, either way the boat was left.
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- Unknown Item near the sunken boat
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- Debris Near the Sunken Boat
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- Starboard Hull view
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- Cradle and Hull view
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- Another railing view
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- A clear view of the hull from the front
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- A view of the Port Side Railings
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- above view of the stern
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- a view of the stern from a distance
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- Here is a underwater shot of the bow
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- Above view of sunken boat and cradle
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- Side view of the sunken boat on Loon Lake
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- A view of the cradle
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- A view of the stern of the vessal
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- Interior Debris
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- Here is something someone might recognize
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- The motor hatch of the sunken boat
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- A clear view of the bottom of the Hull
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- Port side of the Hull
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- A View of a Pacth to the Hull with metal
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- Here we have a direct view from the bow
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- Here is a shot of the bottom of the hull on the port side
July 25 2009, I returned with my underwater camera to the sunken boak on Loon Lake – Inland Lake,
Recently I manage to find a letter sent to me I misplaced, it is about Loon/Inland Lake which gives a personal insight to the operations there. Enjoy the Read
