"WWII-Era Shipwreck Discovered 650 Feet Deep in Lake Superior"
TL;DR
The WWII-era shipwreck of the SS Arlington, known for its captain's strange behavior on its final day, has been discovered 650 feet deep in Lake Superior by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society. The 244-foot bulk carrier sank on May 1, 1940, with its captain, Frederick "Tatey Bug" Burke, making baffling decisions that led to the ship's demise. The discovery, made after a decade of research and remote-sensing data analysis, sheds light on the mysterious story of the Arlington and provides closure to the family of Captain Burke.
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- WWII-era shipwreck with strange history found 650 feet deep in Lake Superior MLive.com
- Wreck of ship that sank in 1940 found in Lake Superior ABC News
- Researchers discover 244-foot shipwreck from 1940 near Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula UpNorthLive.com
- Massive WWII-era shipwreck discovered off Michigan shore in Lake Superior WDIV ClickOnDetroit
- SS Arlington Discovered 35 Miles North of the Keweenaw Peninsula keweenawreport.com
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