— Arc 02 · Storm
The story
Built in 1909 by American Ship Building Co. at Lorain, Ohio, the 524-foot Isaac M. Scott departed Port Huron on November 9, 1913, carrying coal bound for Milwaukee. The vessel encountered one of the most violent Great Lakes storms on record — blinding snow squalls, 35-foot-high waves, and 90-mile-per-hour wind gusts.
East of Thunder Bay, the massive freighter capsized and sank with all 28 crew members. This catastrophic three-day 'White Hurricane' claimed twelve vessels total and 248 sailors. The wreck rests inverted on the lake bottom.