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In this image taken from video provided by the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, the bow of the Ironton is seen in Lake Huron off Michigan's east coast in a June 2021 photo.
Wreck was discovered in 2010 in Platte Bay, near Traverse City, Michigan. [28] W.H. Gilcher United States: 28 October 1892 W.H. Gilcher was a steel-hulled freighter that went missing on Lake Michigan on 28 October 1892. 18 people were killed. William B. Davock United States: 11 November 1940
SS Daniel J. Morrell was a 603-foot (184 m) Great Lakes freighter that broke up in a strong storm on Lake Huron on 29 November 1966, taking with her 28 of her 29 crewmen. The freighter was used to carry bulk cargoes such as iron ore but was running with only ballast when the 60-year-old ship sank.
SS Howard L. Shaw was a 451 ft (137 m) long Lake freighter that was built in 1900 by the Detroit Shipbuilding Company of Wyandotte, Michigan, for the Eddy-Shaw Transit Company of Bay City, Michigan. She was sunk on July 4, 1960 in Ontario Place where she remains to this day.
Served as a packet boat, transporting passengers and freight around Lake Michigan. Caught fire March 18, 1906 heading from Sheboygan to Milwaukee, and abandoned, with one man lost. Caught fire March 18, 1906 heading from Sheboygan to Milwaukee, and abandoned, with one man lost.
Detroit: Wooden steamer 1859 1872 10 feet (3.0 m) On September 29, 1872 the Detroit was driven ashore on the coast of Lake Huron near Greenbush, Michigan, with a cargo of lumber. A few weeks later during salvage operations, one of the chains used to lift the Detroit cut her in half, causing her to sink. [32] [33
A 56-year-old man’s remains have been found in Michigan — 17 years after his pilot fiancée’s remains were located in 2007 Missing Plane and Human Remains Found in Lake Huron 17 Years After ...
The crew abandoned ship at about 11:00 pm, and washed ashore near Lexington, still alive. [5] The wreck of the Sport was discovered in 1987. [5] In 1992, the Sport became the first Michigan shipwreck with her own Michigan Historical Marker placed on her. The wreck is now part of the Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve, and popular with divers. [3]