Using a remotely operated vehicle, teams were able to find the wreck of the Western Reserve steamship, which sank on Aug. 30, ...

After a harrowing night at sea for the owner's family and crew members packed into a lifeboat, there was only one survivor.

It has taken 132 years, but the final resting place of the Western Reserve has finally been located. The Western Reserve was ...

Western Reserve was considered one of the safest ships afloat. Two years later it met a tragic end, and its remains have ...

The shipwreck, broken in two, was discovered by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society using sonar technology. A historic all-steel ship that broke records as it cruised the Great Lakes but ...

Although the Western Reserve was found in Lake Superior, estimates suggest there are more than 1,700 ships resting just in ...

For almost 132 years, the lake hid the wreckage. In July, explorers from the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society has announced the discovery of a new wreck on Lake Superior: The SS Western Reserve. The 300-foot steel steamer was ...

Explorers have discovered the wreckage of a cargo ship which capsized in Lake Superior more than 130 years ago. The Marine ...

The Great Lakes Historical Society used Marine Sonic Technology side-scan sonar aboard a non-profit research vessel. The initial discovery was made by David Boyd in the late summer of 2024.