Twenty-seven people died as a result of the wreck, and what happened is only known because of its lone survivor.

After searching for two years, researchers discovered the shipwreck of the Western Reserve, an early all-steel ship that ...

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.

A number of shipwrecks and downed aircraft are in the sanctuary area. The designation of the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary will ensure long-term protection and proper management of our ...

In 1892, a gale overtook the ship Western Reserve, causing it to sink within a matter of minutes with only one of the 28 ...

Even its name is lake-derived from the eponymous Lake Ontario, an adaptation of a word ... where two dozen shipwrecks pique curiosity for the SCUBA-certified. For the uninitiated, those same ...

Marie, Ontario. Disaster on the ... has one of the highest concentrations of shipwrecks in the world. More than 2,000 ships have gone down in the lake, and just 400 of those wrecks have been ...