Amidships, the deck rails remain standing. On the starboard side, a steel gangway, once lifted and secured to the side of the yacht while underway, is now deployed and leads down to the lake bottom. Wood-framed storm and screen doors remain securely hinged on the aft and port side doorways of the deckhouse. Despite the efforts of looters, some china, cutlery, and furniture remains in the deckhouse, as do the cupboards and counter tops. A number of chairs have been removed from the vessel and now lay in a twisted pile beneath the extended gangway.

A view of the engine room skylight looking aft. A row of large batteries are visible at left.   (Photo courtesy of Bradley Friend.)

Aft of the sizable deckhouse, three of the four skylights above the engine room are intact. An impressive bank of 15 storage batteries, still hooked in series and to the engine, are housed in an on-deck locker that surrounds the engine room skylight. When not under diesel power, these substantial batteries supplied power to the vessel's many electrical conveniences, including fans, elegant light fixtures, and telegraph for communication between the engine room and navigation bridge.