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Historic Century-Old Shipwreck Discovered 600 Feet Beneath the Surface of Lake SuperiorThe 300-foot "Western Reserve" sank in August 1892, killing 27 people after both lifeboats capsized. Harry W. Stewart, the ...
A fter 132 years shrouded in mystery, the wreckage of the Western Reserve, a steamer that sank in 1892, was discovered in the ...
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Deep-sea divers exploring waters around Rottnest Island have found the wreck of a Dutch submarine that rescued Australian sailors.
The Western Reserve, a steel steamer that sank in Lake Superior in 1892, has been found. The shipwreck was located by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society using marine sonic technology.
The crew decided to drop anchor and wait out the rough weather, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society says. But that day, a gale overtook the ship and within ten minutes, it sank.
For almost 132 years, the lake hid the wreckage. In July, explorers from the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society pinpointed the Western Reserve off Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The society ...
On it, a scuba tank, wetsuit and the camera he uses to document the more than 300 shipwrecks that litter the islands' waters. Rouja, in his mid-40s, lacks the appearance of a government official ...
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