DETROIT — More than 100 years after a storm sank a 292-foot Whaleback ship, it has been found in Lake Superior. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society discovered the Whaleback vessel, Barge 129, ...

On October 13, 1902, a steamship full of iron ore was towing a uniquely shaped barge across Lake Superior. The two ships encountered a powerful storm, which snapped the towline connecting them, ...

The vessel was carrying iron ore and being towed by a steamer named the Maunaloa when the cargo ship sank during a storm. Barge 129, pictured here in an unknown year, sank in Lake Superior on Oct. 13, ...

Great Lakes shipping traffic appears whole again, and its revival is being fueled by taconite iron ore. One season after the COVID-19 pandemic stalled the economy, resulting in a nearly 30% drop in ...

WHITEFISH POINT, Mich. — An incredible discovery in one of the Great Lakes. The Atlanta, a barge that sank in 1891, has been discovered at the bottom of Lake Superior. Corey Adkins from the Great ...

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society released this sonar image of Barge 129, lying at the bottom of Lake Superior in more than 600 feet of water. The barge, which was manned by a small crew, ...