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Long-lost Ironton ship found in Lake Huron, confirming tragic story

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - 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.The 191-foot cargo vessel collided with a grain hauler on a blustery night in September 1894, sinking both.

The Ironton’s captain and six sailors clambered into a lifeboat, but it was dragged to the bottom before they could detach it from the ship.

Only two crewmen survived.The gravesite long eluded shipwreck hunters.The bow of the Ironton is seen in Lake Huron off Michigan's east coast. (Photo: Provided / Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary) Now, the mystery has been solved, officials with Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Alpena, Michigan, said Wednesday.

The Associated Press obtained details of the discovery ahead of the announcement.A team of historians, underwater archaeologists and technicians located the wreckage in 2019 and deployed remotely controlled cameras to scan and document it, Superintendent Jeff Gray said in an AP interview.

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