The origin of an apparent sunken ship recently discovered just offshore of Lutak Dock puzzled Haines Borough officials and local history buffs this week.
Hydrographer Ben Hocker, who last week took sonar images of the sea floor near the dock, said preliminary data shows what appears to be a 180-foot long, 30-foot wide barge overturned and partially buried in the sea floor just north of the dock’s barge ramp.
“Generally speaking, the shape is indicative of…
