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1:30 pm
Sun September 23, 2012

West Michigan Underwater Preserve becomes official

Credit WMUP
Approximately five miles north of Pentwater, the Comanche is a 75 - 100' tugboat in 75' of water.

MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) - A number of Lake Michigan shipwrecks are now being officially protected and promoted as Michigan's 13th underwater preserve.

The Muskegon Chronicle reports the West Michigan Underwater Preserve recently became official with the filing of paperwork with the state.

The new preserve covers about 345 square miles and features 13 identified shipwrecks and three other diving structures.

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