Twenty-seven people died as a result of the wreck, and what happened is only known because of its lone survivor.
It sank in 530 feet of water about 17 miles from Whitefish Bay, near the cities of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Disaster on the Great Lakes isn’t limited to ...
The Western Reserve, a 318-foot steel steamer, was wrecked 60 miles northwest of Whitefish Point in Lake Superior on August ...
Police also seized suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of $16,300. Raven White, 43, from M’Chigeeng First Nation ...
Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, have seen numerous shipwrecks due to their harsh weather conditions. Around 200 ships have sunk in Whitefish Bay, the same place where the Western Reserve broke apart.