In 1892, a gale overtook the ship Western Reserve, causing it to sink within a matter of minutes with only one of the 28 aboard at the time surviving. The ship was lost to Lake Superior until 2024.
"Every shipwreck has its own story, but some are just that much more tragic." On August 30, 1892, shipping magnate Peter G.
Touted as a technological wonder, Western Reserve was made from the same steel as the Titanic. Unfortunately, it met a ...
Parts of the freight train were initially spotted by a diver who later shared the location with an underwater recovery expert ...
Although the Western Reserve was found in Lake Superior, estimates suggest there are more than 1,700 ships resting just in ...
The technologically advanced all-steel cargo ship Western Reserve, once dubbed the "inland greyhound," found broken in two at a depth of 600 feet in Lake Superior.
Western Reserve was considered one of the safest ships afloat. Two years later it met a tragic end, and its remains have finally been found.
After 132 years, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society recently announced that it discovered the shipwreck around 60 ...
A bell found amid the wreckage of the Western Reserve at the bottom of Lake Superior. (The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society via Storyful) Divers recently plunged into the depths of Lake ...
Although the Western Reserve was found in Lake Superior, estimates suggest there are more than 1,700 ships resting just at the bottom of Lake Michigan, and most of those have not been discovered.