5 April 2015 / #aerial #king Wreck of the Jean-Richard, revisitedOne of the most popular articles we’ve ever posted was about Andrew King’s exploration and research into an abandoned wooden ship in the Ottawa River .The boat was the Jean-Richard, later Ville de Vanier. It was a “goélette”, a traditional Quebec shipping vessel launched in Petite-Rivière, Quebec. It was the last ship of its kind built, and was the subject of a National Film Board documentary. It caught fire and was abandoned in the mid- 1980s, and has been sitting in the water ever since, just visible above the surface.Photographer ** Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff ** recently visited the site and sent us some beautiful aerial photos along with this note:_ I love your website with stories of the hidden gems of old Ottawa. I was especially intrigued by your story about the Jean-Richard wreck and had to go see it for myself this past Tuesday. __ There’s not much of it left above the waterline, especially not in the winter when even more of it is buried in snow. I took the opportunity to do some aerial photos of the wreck (see attached). I have aerial video footage as well, but plan to supplement that with more video once the snow and ice have melted. _[caption id=“attachment_12598” align=“aligncenter” width=“800”] The Jean Richard, March 2015. Photo byFerdinand Trauttmansdorff[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_12597” align=“aligncenter” width=“800”] The Jean Richard, March 2015. Photo byFerdinand Trauttmansdorff[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_12596” align=“aligncenter” width=“800”] The Jean Richard, March 2015. Photo byFerdinand Trauttmansdorff[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_12595” align=“aligncenter” width=“800”] The Jean Richard, March 2015. Photo byFerdinand Trauttmansdorff[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_12594” align=“aligncenter” width=“800”] The Jean Richard, March 2015. Photo byFerdinand Trauttmansdorff[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_12593” align=“aligncenter” width=“800”] The Jean Richard, March 2015. Photo byFerdinand Trauttmansdorff[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_12592” align=“aligncenter” width=“800”] The Jean Richard, March 2015. Photo byFerdinand Trauttmansdorff[/caption]