Twenty-seven people died as a result of the wreck, and what happened is only known because of its lone survivor.

The Iosco was a wooden freighter hauling iron ore and towing the schooner barge Olive Jeanette when a sudden, ferocious storm ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the Soo Locks closed until March, Great Lakes freighters are quickly heading to port for winter maintenance at harbors from ...

These days, when someone mentions the Edmund Fitzgerald, our minds immediately flip to Gordon Lightfoot’s iconic ballad that tells the tale of the freighter’s terrible sinking in a Lake Superior storm ...

The SS Alpena, built in 1942, is the oldest working freighter on the Great Lakes. The freighter, currently docked in Cleveland for repairs, has been operating since before the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

With the Soo Locks closed until March, Great Lakes freighters are quickly heading to port for winter maintenance at harbors from Minnesota to New York. Just a few of the bulk carriers are still moving ...