A robotics specialist recently documented wrecks near Gas Works Park, including a large barge, a landing craft and a smaller wooden vessel.
SEATTLE — Beneath the waters of Lake Union lie dozens of shipwrecks, and modern robotics technology is allowing for improved imaging and documentation.
A high-resolution sonar survey conducted in recent years identified nearly 100 “targets” on the lakebed, including barges, work boats, sailboats and other debris.
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Ocean engineer and remotely operated vehicle, or ROV, specialist Phil Parisi said roughly half of those targets are believed to be shipwrecks.
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