The 300-foot "Western Reserve" sank in August 1892, killing 27 people after both lifeboats capsized. Harry W. Stewart, the ...
After the wreckage of the Western Reserve was found 132 later, the family of the lone survivor is sharing their story.
There was no crash, more a scrape and a shudder – but one that would quickly prove fatal to the ship. The passengers rushed ...
The shipwreck, broken in two ... also had his 19-year-old son on board. The ship had smooth sailing up until Aug. 30, when it arrived at Lake Superior's Whitefish Bay. The wind picked up and ...
After searching for two years, researchers discovered the shipwreck of the Western Reserve, an early all-steel ship that ...
In 1892, a gale overtook the ship Western Reserve, causing it to sink within a matter of minutes with only one of the 28 ...
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society says the Western Reserve broke apart and sank in 600 feet of water during a ...
Touted as a technological wonder, Western Reserve was made from the same steel as the Titanic. Unfortunately, it met a ...
Treasures believed to be worth around £10million were found within, including thousands of rare and valuable gold coins, as well as nearly 2,000 copper ingots.
It was sunk by Germany in the Hauraki Gulf but decades later its oil has never been retrieved. Maritime NZ had been ...
The ship is thought to be carrying "furnace oil", described as dark thick, and when spilled, pernicious - but the government ...