A 689-foot freighter began taking on water Saturday morning after the massive ship hit an underwater obstacle in Lake Superior near ... a low-grade iron ore, was around 35 miles southwest of ...

(AP) — A freighter in Lake Superior hit something ... which is part of the state of Michigan. The ship was carrying taconite, which is a low-grade iron ore, and had 22 people aboard.

A ship that took on water in Lake Superior likely had a stress fracture ... was carrying taconite, an iron ore, and had 22 people aboard Saturday. Half of the crew was evacuated for safety reasons ...

A Canadian freighter carrying iron ore across Lake Superior was safely anchored Saturday ... and 11 were evacuated from the ship by the Coast Guard and a National Park Service boat from Isle ...

Recently, the 72-year-old freighter had been spending its present days hauling iron ore from one side of Lake Superior to the other ... By 6:18 a.m., the ship was taking on water, and by 6: ...

MARQUETTE, Lake Superior, Mich. Monday ... To supply the demand for iron ore this year will require the shipment of from 1,200 to 1,500 tons daily. A considerable number of furnaces in the ...

On Thursday, the Michipicoten will set sail from Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada to a repair facility in Superior ... (210-meter-long) ship, was carrying taconite, an iron ore, and had 22 people ...

Undoubtedly the greatest advantage possessed by the United States is that in the Lake Superior region they have ... and mining industry of the iron-ore region. Only forty years have elapsed ...

The ship was carrying taconite, which is a low-grade iron ore, and had 22 people aboard. A freighter is pictured in the fog on Lake Superior. (Photo by: Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group ...

(AP) — A ship that took on water in Lake Superior likely had a stress fracture ... was carrying taconite, an iron ore, and had 22 people aboard Saturday. Half of the crew was evacuated for ...

(AP) - A ship that took on water in Lake Superior likely had a stress fracture ... The Michipicoten, a 689-foot-long ship, was carrying taconite, an iron ore, and had 22 people aboard Saturday.