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 ...

Shipwreck find: 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 ...

The 300-foot steamer was found about 60 miles northwest of Whitefish Point, Michigan, in Lake Superior, using side-scan sonar. The Western Reserve sank in a storm on August 30, 1892.

LAKE SUPERIOR, Mich. (WKRC/CNN Newsource) - The remains of a shipwreck from over 130 years ago were found hundreds of feet beneath Lake Superior. The Western Reserve, one of the first all-steel ...

WHITEFISH POINT, Mich. (WJRT) - Researchers announced they discovered remains of the 300-foot steel steamship Western Reserve in the middle of Lake Superior. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical ...

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society discovered the wreckage of “The Western Reserve” that sank 132 years ago in Lake Superior. The tragic event in 1892 killed 27 people onboard and ...

Soon after, they steamed into Lake Superior, but around 9 p.m. “a gale overtook the ship,” causing the Western Reserve to break apart and sink, experts said.

The Nelson: 125 years later, one of Lake Superior’s darkest tales retold At one point in the middle of the night, a steamship sailed past the lifeboat, but with no flares, they were not spotted.

Soon after, they steamed into Lake Superior, but around 9 p.m. “a gale overtook the ship,” causing the Western Reserve to break apart and sink, experts said.