For example, the World War II tanker E.M. Clark sank on a relatively flat, sandy seabed in 1942 when it was torpedoed by a ...

More than a decade after it was found, a centuries-old Spanish treasure ship worth billions remains nearly untouched on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Winter storms on the Great Lakes have a habit of briefly giving things back — from exposed reefs and forgotten shorelines to ...

MADISON (AP) — Twenty years before the Titanic changed maritime history, another ship touted as the next great technological feat set sail on the Great Lakes. The Western Reserve was one of the first ...

(WPBN/WGTU) -- The Department of Natural Resources is highlighting the historic treasures found under the Great Lakes and explaining why shipwrecks are preserved so well. An estimated 6,000 vessels ...

On November 28, 1868, an American schooner called the Northerner was loading up with cargo near Cedar Grove, Wisconsin, when its hull became badly damaged. The next day, while being towed to Milwaukee ...

It was a real deep mystery. Researchers have finally discovered the final resting spot of the historic Gilded Age ship Western Reserve — closing the book on a caper that has endured for over a century ...

Some new technology is making it possible to explore the fascinating shipwrecks of Lake Huron without having to brave the frigid waters. The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary is recreating 3D ...

“Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald” by John U. Bacon strikes a chord with many of us. The stories of crews and ships lost on the Great Lakes are a large part of our history.

Roughly 6,000 ships have wrecked on the Great Lakes, with about 1,500 occurring in Michigan waters. The deadliest early spring shipwreck on Lake Erie was the Anthony Wayne in 1850, resulting in up to ...

Namely, a part of a 143-year-old wooden sea vessel. Last week, Island Beach State Park posted photographs on social media ...

Winter storms on the Great Lakes have a habit of briefly giving things back — from exposed reefs and forgotten shorelines to shipwrecks that have sat underwater for more than a century. Over multiple ...