Ship that sank during ‘incredible storm’ in 1842 discovered in Lake Michigan

Ship that sank during ‘incredible storm’ in 1842 discovered in Lake Michigan The story of what unfo

lded on the doomed ship that fateful November night is chilling and dramatic, but until now no one had ever seen the vessel at the center of the shocking maritime tragedy. By Zachary Rosenthal, AccuWeather staff writer Published Jul. 21, 2022 8:10 PM IST | Updated Jul. 22, 2022 7:13 PM IST The Milwaukie, which would have looked like the ship above, was the first true "ship,” meaning it has a minimum of three masts, all square-rigged, to sail in the Great Lakes. Michigan couple uncovers shipwreck from 1842 Kevin and Amy Ailes used research, Google Earth and an underwater metal detector to locate the Milwaukie underneath the Great Lakes. A shipwreck lost nearly two centuries ago off the eastern shores of Lake Michigan has been rediscovered by a pair of adventurous scuba divers. The ill-fated ship, the Milwaukie, went down in the freezing cold waters of the lake near the small city of Saugatuck, Michigan, during a blustery winter night on Nov. 16, 1842, that kicked off the wickedly snowy and chilly winter of 1842, according to The Chicago Tribune. Kevin Ailes and his wife, Amy, who have thus far discovered four shipwrecks in the Great Lakes, became interested in trying to find the Milwaukie and used Google Earth and stories about the ship to make the amazing discovery.