The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, along with shipwreck researcher Dan Fountain, have discovered the 244-foot bulk carrier Arlington in over 600 feet of water around 35 miles north of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula.
On April 30, 1940, Arlington left Port Arthur, Ontario, fully loaded with wheat en route to Owen Sound, Ontario. She was under command of Captain Frederick “Tatey Bug” Burke. During its journey, Arlington encountered a storm and started to take on water. On May 1, as the ship began to sink, the crew abandoned the ship, and everyone escaped except for Captain Burke.
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