Touted as a technological wonder, Western Reserve was made from the same steel as the Titanic. Unfortunately, it met a similar fate.

Every shipwreck has its own story, but some are just that much more tragic,” the executive director of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society said.

The wreckage of a cargo ship that sank in a storm 132 years ago in Lake Superior, Michigan, was discovered using side-scan solar technology.

This image provided by Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society shows a deck rack on the bow of the Western Reserve cargo ship beneath Lake Superior, on July 30, 2024. (Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society via AP) AP MADISON,