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Storm exposes shipwreck on Lake Michigan shore

11.30.19 Waves Swirl Around Debris from Shipwreck Still Underwater 3 - Courtesy Rick Vuyst via Facebook.jpg
11.30.19 Water Drips Off Debris from Shipwreck Exposed by Storm 3 - Courtesy Rick Vuyst via Facebook.jpg
11.30.19 Waves Swirl Around Debris from Shipwreck Still Underwater 1 - Courtesy Rick Vuyst via Facebook.jpg
11.30.19 Debris from Shipwreck Still Underwater 2 - Courtesy Rick Vuyst via Facebook.jpg
11.30.19 Debris from Shipwreck Peaks out of the Water after Storm - Courtesy Rick Vuyst via Facebook.jpg
11.30.19 Waves Swirl Around Debris from Shipwreck Still Underwater 2 - Courtesy Rick Vuyst via Facebook.jpg
11.30.19 Debris from Shipwreck Exposed by Storm 2 - Courtesy Rick Vuyst via Facebook.jpg
11.30.19 Debris from Shipwreck Still Underwater 2 - Courtesy Rick Vuyst via Facebook.jpg
Posted at 11:06 PM, Nov 30, 2019
and last updated 2019-11-30 23:15:50-05

MUSKEGON, Mich. — A long-forgotten shipwreck in Lake Michigan was exposed by Wednesdays storm surge, giving beach-goers a look into the past.

Rick Vuyst shared these pictures with FOX17, showing planks and part of a possible ship's hull laying on the beach and just under the waves. Vuyst says the West Michigan Underwater Preserve has been contacted and will try to identify the ship.

It's going to take a lot for WMUP to determine its origins. Measurements and samples of the materials will have to be taken and compared to lost ships from old michi-gami's checkered maritime history.