Touted as a technological wonder, Western Reserve was made from the same steel as the Titanic. Unfortunately, it met a ...
Twenty-seven people died as a result of the wreck, and what happened is only known because of its lone survivor.
He was cleaning the deck of the U.S.S. Oklahoma when it capsized under Japanese torpedo fire. Less than a year later, he survived the sinking of another Navy ship in the Pacific. By Amanda Holpuch ...
Although the Western Reserve was found in Lake Superior, estimates suggest there are more than 1,700 ships resting just in Lake Michigan.
Explorers have discovered the sunken wreckage of one of the first steel cargo ships to travel the Great Lakes.
The discovery confirms what the ship's lone survivor said happened. The cargo ship broke in two the night of Aug. 30, 1892..
As we began following this story of the ship, I discovered my great grandparents and other family had once sailed upon SS ...
Heavy ship traffic that day forced them to alter ... Stewart, who swam a mile to shore after his lifeboat capsized. For almost 132 years, the lake hid the wreckage. In July, explorers from the ...
The Evenson capsized and sank instantly after being struck by the steambarge I.W. Stephenson while assisting it into the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal on June 5, 1895. The remains of the Evenson lie ...