Explorers discover wreckage of cargo ship that sank in Lake Superior storm more than 130 years ago
Explorers have discovered the sunken wreckage of one of the first steel cargo ships to travel the Great Lakes.
Wreckage of cargo ship that sank 132 years ago found in Lake Superior
The technologically advanced all-steel cargo ship Western Reserve, once dubbed the "inland greyhound," found broken in two at a depth of 600 feet in Lake Superior.
Wreckage of 300-foot ship missing for 132 years found in Lake Superior
The Western Reserve, a 300-foot steel steamer, broke in two as it wrecked in 1892 about 60 miles northwest of Whitefish Point in Lake Superior. When the wreckage was found, the bo
Historic all-steel ship that went down in Lake Superior 132 years ago, killing 27, finally found
Twenty-seven people died as a result of the wreck, and what happened is only known because of its lone survivor.
132 years after Lake Superior shipwreck that left single survivor, vessel found
The only survivor was Wheelsman Harry W. Stewart of Algonac, Michigan. According to a report in the Chicago Tribune on Sept. 3, 1892, when Stewart reached shore, he walked 12 miles to the nearest life-saving station. Two bodies were found, one being Captain Minch, identified by his watch.
'Every shipwreck has its own story': Wreck of the Western Reserve found in Lake Superior
Every shipwreck has its own story, but some are just that much more tragic,” said Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society Executive Director Bruce Lynn.
Dozens died when massive ship vanished on Lake Superior 132 years ago. Now it’s found
Every shipwreck has its own story, but some are just that much more tragic,” the executive director of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society said.
Wreck of Western Reserve discovered in Lake Superior after 132 years
The Western Reserve, a 300-foot steel steamer, was discovered about 60 miles northwest of Whitefish Point in Lake Superior by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society using Marine Sonic Technology side-scan sonar on the non-profit’s research vessel, David Boyd, in the summer of 2024.
132-year-old shipwreck discovered in Lake Superior
The wreckage of a cargo ship that sank in a storm 132 years ago in Lake Superior, Michigan, was discovered using side-scan solar technology.
Mystery of The Western Reserve: How a 132-year-old ghost ship was finally found beneath the ‘shipwreck coast’?
The shipwreck of The Western Reserve, which disappeared in Lake Superior 132 years ago, has been found using advanced sonar ...
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Ghost ship found 132 years after its disappearance in murky depths of 'Shipwreck Coast'
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Researchers crack mystery surrounding Gilded Age magnate and family who disappeared on Lake Superior in 1892
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