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Reasons for Shipwrecks: A Word Scramble

Solve the word scramble below to learn some of the different causes of shipwrecks on the Great Lakes. When you are done, click "Check My Answers" at the bottom to see if you were right.

1. Niagara, a sidewheel steamer, burned in a RFIE in Lake Michigan near Belgium, Wisconsin.
Read the Niagara's story on the Wisconsin Shipwrecks website to learn more




2. The schooner Lucerne sank in a winter MRSTO in Lake Superior.
Read the Lucerne's story on the Wisconsin Shipwrecks website to learn more




3. A HCARS happened between the scow schooner Silver Lake and the car ferry Pere Marquette near Sheboygan. The Silver Lake was cut in two and sank in Lake Michigan.
Read the Silver Lake's story on the Wisconsin Shipwrecks website to learn more




4. The captain of the bulk steamer Appomattox couldn't see because of thick fog and smoke, so the ship went out of the lake and got KTUCS on shore outside of Milwaukee.
Read the Appomattox's story on the Wisconsin Shipwrecks website to learn more




5. The steamship Vernon DEFOLOD after large waves crashed onto the fully loaded, unstable ship.
Read the Vernon's story on the Wisconsin Shipwrecks website to learn more




6. The schooner Gallinipper was not carrying any cargo and capsized, or LIPFEDP upside down, because of the strong winds of a storm.
Read the Gallnipper's story on the Wisconsin Shipwrecks website to learn more