The bow preserved by cold waters at the bottom of Lake Huron.

The lakes were critical to shipping goods domestically and internationally in the 19th century.

The impact withOhiopunctured theIrontons bow.

Elusive 19th-Century “Ironton” Shipwreck Found on Floor of Lake Huron

The bow preserved by cold waters at the bottom of Lake Huron. (Photo:NOAA/ Undersea Vehicles Program UNCW)

It began to take on water like theTitanic.

Unfortunately, the crew was not able to detach the lifeboat.

All ofOhios seamen made it safely back to land.

Elusive 19th-Century “Ironton” Shipwreck Found on Floor of Lake Huron

Radar image of the schooner-barge Ironton. (Photo:Ocean Exploration Trust/NOAA)

After the sinking, the exact location of the wreck was lost to time.

In 2017, research teamsencounteredOhio, suggesting its doomed fellow may be nearby.

Even the lifeboat is still connected, hanging by a sad stretch of rope to the ship itself.

Elusive 19th-Century “Ironton” Shipwreck Found on Floor of Lake Huron

The lifeboat, still attached to the ill-fated vessel. (Photo:NOAA/Undersea Vehicles Program UNCW)

Researchers hope to learn more about the Great Lakes themselves and the role they played in historical commerce.

TheIrontonis a special find for historians.

Radar image of the schooner-barge Ironton.

Five of theIrontoncrew died in the tragedy.

The lifeboat, still attached to the ill-fated vessel.