A 1901 San Francisco Bay shipwreck has been found . The wreck of the SS Central America was discovered in a remote area off the coast of California by an expedition led by oceanographer Robert Ballard and his team from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). The U.S. Consul-General in Hong Kong , who was returning to the United States on leave with his wife and two children , was also on board . Some 128 of 210 passengers were killed . The government is using donated 3D technology to find shipwrecks in the area .
A 1901 San Francisco Bay shipwreck has been found . The wreck of the SS Central America was discovered in a remote area off the coast of California by an expedition led by oceanographer Robert Ballard and his team from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). Some 128 of 210 passengers were killed . The government is using donated 3D technology to find shipwrecks in the area .