Wash. state company wins permit to explore sunken gold ship
Sunken Gold Ship
FILE - In this undated file photo is the ship S.S. Islander, which went down in 1901. The state of Alaska has issued a permit allowing for archaeological work at the site of the sunken Gold Rush-era ship in southeast Alaska.This comes months after a federal judge approved a recovery plan for the SS Islander by Ocean Mar Inc. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com)


