Comet on 6 June 1980. In July 1980 Farnquist announced "divers will attempt to salvage as much of the silver as well as other salvageable material or artifacts. All of the process will be filmed. Proceeds will be used by the Shipwreck Society for further exploration and for the Society's museum work." Michigan's Antiquities Act of 1980 prohibited the removal of artifacts from shipwrecks on the Great Lakes bottomlands. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE) 1992 raid on the GLSHS offices and Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum included seizure of artifacts that GLSHS had illegally removed from Comet, but her cargo of Montana silver ore was not accounted for in the Affidavit of Search Warrant & Investigation Report. Wreck today Artifacts from the Comet wreck are on display in the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum as a loan from the State of Michigan by a 1993 settlement agreement with the GLSHS following the DNRE raid on the museum in 1992. Comet lies in of water at in Whitefish Bay of Lake Superior. Scuba diving to the wrecksite requires advanced technical diving skills. Great Lakes diver Steve Harrington reported that "divers will find much of the hull intact with twin standing arches." The wreck is protected for future generations by the Whitefish Point Underwater Preserve as part of an underwater museum. Other vessels Several other ships have borne the name "Comet" including the PS Comet (1814), and another that broke apart in 1812 after a few runs. References External links Sault Evening News Online Index Wisc Historical Society - Postcard of Ph. Best Brewing showing Comet Steamships of the United States Merchant ships of the United States Passenger ships of the United States 1857 ships Ships built in Cleveland Maritime incidents in August 1875 Ships sunk in collisions Shipwrecks of Lake Superior Wreck diving sites