A scan of the Milwaukee shipwreck
Researchers first spotted the shipwreck using scanning sonar.
  • Researchers used sonar to locate a long-lost shipwreck in Lake Michigan.
  • The steamship Milwaukee was discovered "remarkably intact."
  • The 135-foot ship sank in 1886 after colliding with another boat.

Maritime researchers located the remnants of a long-lost steamer ship off the coast of western Michigan using sonar and historical newspaper accounts.