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history1 year ago

"1940 Shipwreck Discovered in Lake Superior"

Shipwreck hunters have located the 1940 sunken merchant ship Arlington in Lake Superior, 35 miles north of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula, at a depth of 650 feet. The ship, carrying wheat, sank during a storm, and its captain, Frederick Burke, went down with it. The crew survived, with Burke last seen waving at a passing freighter before the ship vanished. The discovery was made by shipwreck researcher Dan Fountain, providing closure to the family of Captain Burke and shedding light on a mysterious chapter in Lake Superior's history.

history1 year ago

"WWII-Era Shipwreck Discovered 650 Feet Deep in Lake Superior"

The WWII-era shipwreck of the SS Arlington, known for its captain's strange behavior on its final day, has been discovered 650 feet deep in Lake Superior by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society. The 244-foot bulk carrier sank on May 1, 1940, with its captain, Frederick "Tatey Bug" Burke, making baffling decisions that led to the ship's demise. The discovery, made after a decade of research and remote-sensing data analysis, sheds light on the mysterious story of the Arlington and provides closure to the family of Captain Burke.