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Underwater video, taken with a remote operated vehicle, shows the remarkably⁴ intact(完整的) remains⁵ of the A.J. Goddard.

 

The small iron stern(船尾)-wheel steamboat sank during an Autumn storm in Lake Laberge in 1901.

 

Three crew members drowned, while two others were saved, found floating and clinging to the ship’s small pilot house, which broke off when it sank.

 

The wreck² is a time capsule: boots and the jacket of one of the crew lie on the deck, along with a stove, scattered⁶ dishes and tools. Just prior to the ship sinking, the crew added more fuel to the fire in a desperate attempt to steam to safety. Today, more than a century later, the boiler⁷ door, to the left in the video, still lies open with the lightly charred(炭化) wood in the firebox.

 

The Goddard was prefabricated in San Francisco and Seattle, and then hauled over the mountains in Alaska and the Yukon to Lake Bennett, where it was assembled.

 

The steamer operated on the lake and rivers that led to Dawson City as a passenger and freight(货运) boat.

 

And its discovery also shows that the ship was self-sufficient（自给自足的）, replete⁸ with（填，充） a small floating repair shop, and kitchen.

 

The discovery was made by the Yukon River Survey, a project of the Institute of Nautical⁹ Archaeology¹⁰. The survey’s latest dive was partially¹¹ funded by the National Geographic¹² Society Waitt Grant program.

 

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