The SS Alpena, the oldest working freighter on Michigan's Great Lakes, is back on course for another shipping season. As of 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 28, the ship was en route from Cleveland, Ohio, and was on ...

From hand-built canoes to massive freighters, violent storms have tested ships for centuries and led to tragedies that changed safety forever.

On a stormy night in 1975, a giant cargo ship vanished beneath Lake Superior. All 29 crew members were lost, and the cause has never been fully agreed upon. This video explores the leading theories ...

Andrew Pepler — the great-great-great grandson of James Carruthers, the shipping executive after whom a sunken freighter was named — said the news that the missing ship was finally found overwhelmed ...

Two former sailors who served several Great Lakes freighters describe the importance of... Two former sailors who served several Great Lakes freighters describe the importance of preserving the ...

News that the missing ship was finally found brought the great-great-great grandson of James Carruthers a flood of emotions. The relative offered a coda to the shipwreck discovery story with a ...