A nearly 300-foot-long ship has been found at the bottom of Lake Superior over 100 years after it sank in a huge storm.
sank on October 13th, 1902 – 120 years-ago!, downbound with a load of iron ore, when they ran into a powerful October storm. The heavy seas strained, and eventually snapped the towline connecting the two ships.turned around in an attempt to reconnect the towline, but the wind and waves slammed the two ships together, with’s starboard side. As the barge began to sink, Captain Josiah Bailey and his crew moved quickly and struggled to launch their lifeboat.
120 years ago, to this day, a massive storm was happening on Lake Superior and helped sink Barge 129. Watch and listen as our Director of Marine Operations, Darryl Ertel, and Executive Director, Bruce Lynn, put our ROV on the wreck and were the first to lay eyes on Barge 129 in 120 years. For more pictures and the full story go to shipwreckmuseum.
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