A Groundbreaking Ship That Sank in Lake Superior in 1892 Is Discovered
After searching for two years, researchers discovered the shipwreck of the Western Reserve, an early all-steel ship that ...
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Historic Century-Old Shipwreck Discovered 600 Feet Beneath the Surface of Lake Superior
In August 1892, the Western Reserve was sailing across Lake Superior when it got caught in a late summer storm. The 300-foot vessel was roughly 60 miles north of Whitefish Point when a powerful gale ...
Watch wreck of ‘most advanced ship before Titanic’ emerge as it’s found 132yrs after sinking with owner’s family onboard
EERIE footage shows the moment explorers discovered the 132-year-old wreck of a cargo ship that took down 27 souls, including ...
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Ghost ship found after 132 years in the murky depths of 'Shipwreck Coast'
A remotely operated vehicle confirmed the wreck was the Western Reserve. It lay about 600 feet down and broken in two around 60 miles northwest of Whitefish Point in Lake Superior. “Knowing how ...
View the wreck of the Western Reserve laying at the bottom of Lake Superior's Whitefish Bay
The wreck of the Western Reserve, a 318-foot steel freighter was recently found in Lake Superior's Whitefish Bay. It sank ...
Lost for over a century, the Great Lakes’ most famous ghost ship resurfaces
More than a century after it vanished beneath the waters of Lake Superior, a groundbreaking discovery has finally solved one ...
Researchers crack mystery surrounding Gilded Age magnate and family who disappeared on Lake Superior in 1892
Researchers have finally discovered the final resting spot of the historic Gilded Age ship Western Reserve — closing the book ...