A Canadian freighter, the SS James Carruthers, disappeared into Lake Huron’s icy, deep blue waters, until David Trotter and his crew found it.

What was the largest missing shipwreck in the Great Lakes has been found. The S.S. James Carruthers wrecked in Lake Huron during the catastrophic White Hurricane of 1913, which claimed at least 250 ...

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The bottom of the hull was largely intact, but the sides of the 137-foot ship had split open — likely due to 138 years of ...

In an email, the great-great-great grandson of James Carruthers told the Free Press: "I cannot tell you the emotional joy." ...

A Great Lakes tour guide recently discovered the remains of a 138-year-old shipwreck. Perhaps even more amazing, it is the ...

The cargo schooner sank in 1887 but wasn't discovered until 2025 by a Door County shipwreck enthusiast who's found other ...

ALPENA, MI – The worst maritime tragedy in the history of Michigan’s Shipwreck Alley happened 160 years ago. The Pewabic, a ...

Four mysteries related to the Lake Michigan Triangle include a missing plane, missing ship and missing crews. For a deeper dive, the Great Lakes has a few mysteries of their own, including a lake ...

PARADISE — Thousands of ships have sunk to a watery grave in the Great Lakes, and the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point is dedicated to telling their stories. If you're planning a ...

A rafter in Wisconsin has discovered the 138-year-old shipwreck of the Frank D. Barker in Lake Michigan, solving an old mystery.