the western reserve shipwreck

Lake Superior, Shipwreck

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 swept in and broke up the ship,

The New York Times · 2d

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 broke apart in a gale in 1892 with a sole survivor.

WBIR.com · 8h

132 years after Lake Superior shipwreck that left single survivor, vessel found

The weather was pleasant through Lake Huron, but when they reached the area of Whitefish Point on Lake Superior, things took a turn. The crew decided to drop anchor and wait out the rough weather, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society says.

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Ghost ship found after 132 years in the murky depths of 'Shipwreck Coast'

Twenty-seven people died as a result of the wreck, and what happened is only known because of its lone survivor.

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After 2 years of searching, shipwreck seekers find sunken freighter in the middle of Lake Superior

DULUTH ‐ The Western Reserve, a mammoth and nearly new steam freighter, was en route to Two Harbors in August 1892 when it split in half during a storm and quickly sank to the depths of Lake Superior, ...

This is the American lake, more dangerous than the oceans, where the remains of a 130-year-old ship were found

Western Reserve was considered one of the safest ships afloat. Two years later it met a tragic end, and its remains have ...

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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 ...

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