By Tim Newcomb Published: Mar 2, 2023 Save Article NOAA/ Undersea Vehicles Program UNCW The Ironton went down in a dramatic 1894 sinking that claimed five crew members and was lost. Fox and his crew of 21 men. That ship was Choctaw, carrying a cargo of coal along with Captain Charles A. Depth: TBA Wreck Length: 190. 2 July 1909. This transit required Ohio to cross Lake Superior, pass through the Soo Locks, then. 4 feet Gross Tonnage: 785. By Matthew Braga. Illustrations by Zoe van Dijk. The 191-foot (58-meter) cargo vessel collided with a grain hauler on a blustery night in September. On May 23, 2017, researchers from NOAA’s Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab and the University of Delaware discovered two previously. Capsized on Lake Huron in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. Wed 1 Mar 2023 09. . Mar 5, 2020, 5:00 AM PST. In September of 1894, five sailors lost their lives when a schooner barge, the Ironton, had a catastrophic collision with the steamer Ohio in what was known as. March 1, 2023 6:02 AM PT. Associated Press in Traverse City, Michigan. Meet BEN, the self-driving boat that’s been tasked with helping lay bare the long-lost secrets of the lakebed. No human remains were found among the wreckage, the AP. The wreckage of the 190-foot wooden schooner Ironton, eluded scientists for years. Then, a decision was made. . Researchers have discovered the site of a long-lost shipwreck in the depths of Lake Huron. 0:41 TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. Located within NOAA's Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, the shipwreck has been identified as the sailing ship Ironton. Three masts on the Ironton are still standing, even after 130 years on the bottom of the lake, photos show. As the Ironton and its lifeboat descended, two sailors grabbed onto floating bags and boxes in the water and were ultimately rescued by a passing steamer, according to NOAA. The 267-foot, steel semi-whaleback ship sank rapidly, and all lives on board were rescued. Even for the Thunder Bay area, a perilous swath of northern Lake Huron off the Michigan coast, the fate of the Ironton seems. — Even for the Thunder Bay area, a perilous swath of northern Lake Huron off the Michigan coast that has devoured many a ship, the Ironton's fate seems particularly. She was discovered in 1976, laying upside down, and half-buried in mud under 180 feet (55 m) of water. The Ironton, a cargo ship that sank in 1894 and has evaded shipwreck hunters for more than a century, has finally been found in Lake Huron. 9 feet Beam: 35. (AP) — Even for the Thunder Bay area, a perilous swath of northern Lake Huron off the Michigan coast that has devoured many a ship, the Ironton’s fate seems particularly cruel. TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. 26, when the 190-foot steamer, which was traveling with the Ironton and another ship in tow, lost power, according to the NOAA. Even for the Thunder Bay area, a perilous swath of northern Lake Huron off the Michigan coast that has devoured many a ship, the Ironton’s fate seems particularly cruel. 42 EST. In September 1894, wooden bulk carrier Ohio departed Duluth, Minnesota, for Ogdensburg, New York, loaded with a cargo of grain. Despite search efforts, the exact location of the sunken 1,573 gross ton steel freighter—which was an innovative “monitor” design—remained a. Magnificently preserved by the cold freshwater of the Great Lakes for. Discovering. Video footage shows the 191-foot Ironton - lost in September 1984 - sitting upright on the lake bottom - 'remarkably preserved' by the cold, fresh water like many other Great Lakes shipwrecks over. Not anymore. It was. m. The Ironton's captain and six sailors clambered into a. Scott was an American bulk carrier that sank on Lake Huron in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. Even for the Thunder Bay area, a perilous swath of northern Lake Huron off the Michigan coast that has devoured many a ship, the Ironton’s. Ironton. . The 191-foot (58-meter. The vessel sank in 1894 after colliding with the bulk freighter Ohio. As the 191-foot-long (58-meter) Ironton sailed across the inky black water of Lake Huron in the early hours of a September 1894 morning, it collided with a freight ship called Ohio. 45°03′N 83°02′W. The vessels are thought to be the steamer Choctaw and wooden bulk freighter Ohio, both found in historic shipping lanes off Presque Isle in Lake Huron. —. . TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. 56 Cargo: None Launched: 1873 by George Notter, Buffalo, New York Wrecked: September 26, 1894 Mooring Buoy: noneThe 191-foot cargo vessel collided with a grain hauler on a blustery night in September 1894, sinking both. Long-lost ship found in Lake Huron: the Ironton 'remarkably preserved' The Ironton collided with a grain hauler in September 1894, and sank before its crew could detach their lifeboat from the vessel. Published 8:33 AM PDT, March 3, 2023. The Ironton and its lifeboat went down in September 1894 after a collision. The Isaac M. on Sept. News of the discovery of the Ironton, a 191-foot wooden vessel capable of carrying more than 48,500 bushels of grain, was announced in a March 1 statement from. Trouble struck around 12:30 a.