Two of the Ironton’s crew members were rescued; but sadly, five others – including the ship’s captain – were lost in Lake Huron, one of Michigan's Great Lakes sitting next to the Canadian border. What’s amazing about the find, though, is that 129 years later, Ironton is in ama...
At the time of her disappearance, the 22-gun brigantine sloop was the pride of Great Britain’s freshwater fleet. She was also the largest vessel on the Great Lakes and a bulwark in the British defence against the threat of an American invasion. When last seen, theOntariowas sailing east ...
The wooden vessel was found in "a brilliant state of preservation," Mensun Bound, the expedition’s exploration director, said in a statement. "This is by far the finest wooden shipwreck I have ever seen. It is upright, well proud of the seabed, intact, and in a brilliant state ...
Two men left on the island were subsequently rescued, which rallied state governments in Australia to search for more shipwreck victims, deploying the HMCS Victoria. In Erebus Cove the trunk of a rātā tree was chiselled flat and an inscription was carved into the wood: ‘H.M.C.S. ...
Two men left on the island were subsequently rescued, which rallied state governments in Australia to search for more shipwreck victims, deploying the HMCS Victoria. In Erebus Cove the trunk of a rātā tree was chiselled flat and an inscription was carved into the wood: ‘H.M.C.S. ...
Eleven species of fish are found in rivers and lakes. A living fossil related to ammonites, the nautilus is found in waters around New Caledonia. Last but not least, an extinct species of giant horned turtle with an armoured tail (Meiolania platyceps) from the mid-Eocene was discovered her...
Joseph Reed Arnold would accuse Reed and his like of refusing to reimburse the costs of war and pushing the promotion of politically connected officers ahead of better-qualified soldiers in the military. Reed would accuse of Arnold of putting his business interests ahead of the revolutionary cause...
With so many beautiful lakes to enjoy how does any one in particular stand out? We have the famous Finger Lakes, Lake Placid and the family vacation favorite Lake George. For the rest to stand out they must offer something unique like, whichNew York State lake is the deepest?
Built in 1908 as the American Seamans Friend Society Institute Building, The Jane Hotel on Manhattan's far west side has one huge claim to fame that contributes to its haunted reputation: It's where surviving crew members from theTitanic shipwreckstayed in 1912 after the RMS Carpathia dropped ...
"We found that in very arid areas, the extent to which the surface emits far-infrared energy really matters. It controls the thermal energy budget for the entire region, so we need to measure and model it better," says Feldman More information:Far-infrared surface emissivity and climate,PNAS...