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US Coast Guard says ship with cracked hull likely didn't strike anything in Lake Superior

Jun. 11, 2024 10:37 AM EDT

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) — A ship that took on water in Lake Superior likely had a stress fracture in its hull, the U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday, backing off an initial report that the freighter had struck something below the surface last weekend. “That would have been very...

A freighter ship in Lake Superior collided with something underwater, Coast Guards says

Jun. 08, 2024 13:01 PM EDT

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) — A freighter in Lake Superior hit something underwater on Saturday and started taking on water, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard Great Lakes district received reports about 6:53 a.m. that a 689-foot-long (210-meter-long) ship called...

Remote Lake Superior island wolf numbers are stable but moose population declining, researchers say

Apr. 30, 2024 08:03 AM EDT

Researchers forced to cut short an annual survey of wildlife on a remote Lake Superior island this winter due to unusually warm weather announced Tuesday that they managed to gather data that shows the wolf population is stable. Isle Royale is a 134,000-acre (54,200-hectare) island...