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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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After searching for two years, researchers discovered the shipwreck of the Western Reserve, an early all-steel ship that ...

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.

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, using marine sonic technology side-scan sonar aboard the nonprofit's research vessel, David Boyd, made the initial discovery in late summer 2024.

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 ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Twenty years before the Titanic changed maritime history, another ship touted as the next great technological feat set sail on the Great Lakes. The Western Reserve was one ...

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.

Courtesy of Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum An all-steel ship that vanished in the middle of Lake Superior amid a violent storm 132 years ago has been discovered, according to researchers.

They found the all-steel ship late last summer but announced the discovery this week Using side-scan sonar and remotely operated underwater vehicles, researchers with the Great Lakes Shipwreck ...