California drought reveals long-lost WWII ghost ship on dried lake bed
Forestry officials have now shared dramatic photos of the vessel on the dried lake bed.
The"ghost boat." Water levels in Lake Shasta and other reservoirs in the western U.S. have declined because of drought.post accompanying the images, the U.S. Forest Service wrote:"This boat is referred to as 'The Ghost Boat.' It really is quite remarkable how it emerged from the lake with so many stories to tell.
The U.S. Navy vessel Monrovia was deployed in the Atlantic and the Pacific during World War II."This ship was Patton's HQ during the invasion of Sicily.also was on this ship at that time, and it went on to a further 6 D-Day invasions in the Pacific. Reportedly it was used in the invasion of Tarawa [in November 1943]," they wrote.
Lake Shasta, which is the largest reservoir in California, is one of many bodies of water in the western U.S. that have been hit by drought in recent years—and 2022 is set to be one of the driest on record. According to the California Department of Water Resources, Lake Shasta is currently at 33 percent of its capacity. At this time of year, it should be at about 59 percent.
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