The Norwegian collier SS Storstad ran into her in the St. Lawrence River's dense fog. More than a thousand people perished as the ship sank in a matter of minutes. As a result of the more well-known sinkings of the Titanic and the Lusitania, the "Forgotten Empress" has been mostly forgotten. <
Im interested in ww1 and wondered why the Lusitania is not listed on this site as could not find it..?
Need info on laker wrecked in Long Sault Rapids circa 1950-1954. Faces west. Down by stern. White stripes on funnel. Salvaged? Have photo.
I'm interested in shipwrecks in the Aspy Bay area off Cape Breton Island. Is there any info available?
Texanita?
I know where the ship wreck is but it is not listed so what do I do.?
Gordon Kent Bellrichards?
What is the oldest shipwreck in the great lakes?
Identity of a Napa River Shipwreck?
The National Museum of the Great Lakes is excited to announce the release of a new book titled Shipwrecks of Lake Ontario: A Journey of Discovery. This book contains stories of long lost shipwrecks and the journeys of the underwater explorers who found them, written by Jim Kennard with paintings by Roland Stevens and underwater imagery by Roger Pawlowski.
The recent discovery of the wreck of the British warship Ontario, “the Holy Grail” of Great Lakes shipwrecks, solves several mysteries that have puzzled historians since the ship sank more than two centuries ago. Now, for the first time, the whole tragic story of the Ontario can finally be told.