water can cause the wood of wrecked ships to rot more quickly than in seawater unless it is deprived of oxygen. Two shipwrecks, and , have been at the bottom of Lake Ontario since they sunk during a violent storm on August 8, 1813, during the War of 1812. They are in "remarkably good" condition.

Seawater

Wrecks typically decay rapidly when in seawater. There are several reasons for this:
* Iron-based

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