Locating A Popular California Shipwreck
The SS City of Chester wasn’t the only significant discovery the NOAA had in 2014, for they also located an extremely popular shipwreck in California. They discovered the SS City of Rio de Janeiro, which reportedly sunk back in 1901. The ship sunk during a foggy morning on the strait.
Colliding with some rocks is what caused their ship to sink. The vessel was massive, but it only took minutes for it to sink fully. You can see above that there were loads of people aboard the ship, and reports say over 100 people died during the accident.