Shipwreck hunters find Western Reserve in the middle of Lake Superior
The Western Reserve was en route to Two Harbors when it was lost during an August storm, leaving only one survivor.
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, ...
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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. The Western ...
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Historic Century-Old Shipwreck Discovered 600 Feet Beneath the Surface of Lake Superior
The 300-foot "Western Reserve" sank in August 1892, killing 27 people after both lifeboats capsized. Harry W. Stewart, the ...
Explorers Found a 130-Year-Old Ship Split In Half at the Bottom of Lake Superior
Touted as a technological wonder, Western Reserve was made from the same steel as the Titanic. Unfortunately, it met a ...
Researchers Find Shipwreck Lost Since 1892
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society used a remotely controlled vehicle to discover the rusty Western Reserve, an early all-steel ship sunk by a storm more than 130 years ago.
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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Second round of cuts hitting NOAA, the premiere weather and climate science agency in U.S.
The agency has been spearheading efforts to map the bottom of all the Great Lakes for several ... Thunder Bay National Marine ...
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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 ... anchor and wait out the rough weather, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society says. But that day, a gale ...