Second world war ‘Ghost Boat’ emerges in California lake, puzzling officials

The drought hit Lake Shasta coughed up a Higgins vehicle and experts are struggling to explain its presence

Waning water levels across the west - symptoms of the region's record drought - have revealed yet another artifact.

Dubbed the Ghost Boat" by officials, the rusted carcass of a second world war Higgins boat, used to transport troops into battle and on to beaches overseas, began to emerge from the shallows in Lake Shasta last fall. Levels have sunk low enough this year to excavate the craft fully.