As of January 2025 the Niagara Divers Association’s Lake Erie (Eastern Basin) Mooring Project has been turned over to the newly formed Save Ontario Shipwrecks Niagara Chapter.

The Project was started by a small group of local divers (mostly NDA Members) in 1997. In 2001 the NDA formally adopted the Project and agreed to look after finances, raise needed funds and continue to deploy and maintain the moorings. In the 23 years that followed we raised $72,609.82  and had spent  $68,424.88. Of the amount raised, $10,645.00 was donated by the Club itself with the rest being raised by donations, primarily from individuals at our annual Shipwrecks Symposium, the 50/50 draw held by the Fort Erie Underwater Recovery Unit ($18,018.00) as well as this web site.

Since Covid 19 both the Club and Shipwrecks has seen a significant drop in membership and attendees. We also have fewer members with boats which has required us to pay for commercial vessels which drastically increased our cost and rely more and more on non-club members. To continue as we were, the Project would be out of funds in the next year or two.

Save Ontario Shipwrecks is a Registered Not For Profit Province-wide organization with Chapters throughout the province. Moving the Project to SOS Niagara not only increases the number of divers available but opens up more sources for continued funding. All donations will now be tax deductible and there is also access to some Government Grants. We will also have limited access to Coast Guard assistance and group purchasing.

All existing supplies, buoys, lights, hardware, line, tools, etc as well as the $4426.00 remaining funds will be turned over to SOS Niagara. Most of this has already been completed as of April, 2025.

All future buoy status updates will be posted on the new web site https://www.niagarasos.com. They will also have a  Mooring Notification email group for those interested in getting automatic updates as they happen please email niagara@saveontarioshipwrecks.com with your request.

This page will remain up and functioning on the NDA site as it contains a lot of history, shipwreck site information, and locations which we hope people will still find valuable.

I encourage all to fully support the new Niagara Chapter of Save Ontario Shipwrecks in preserving and protecting our Marine Heritage.  

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The above chart shows the shipwrecks on which the NDA have placed moorings. The targets represent shipwrecks with line and small floats. The small ships represent the Canadian Coast Guard approved sites with concrete block anchors and buoy moorings which the Niagara Chapter of SOS have adopted.

The Niagara Divers' Association will continue to maintain the buoys at the Welland Scuba Park

Mini Sub (David Gilchrist)	Far side facing Parking Lot (Durrell Martin)	Laying route lines to boats and training platform (Durrell Martin)	Removing buoys for winter (Durrell Martin)

For the history, layout and more photos please click on the mini sub photo for a PelhamToday article by David Gilchrist.