Determine if Lake Huron ranks in the top five of biggest freshwater lakes around the world. Learn what the French originally called Lake Huron. Explore which area of Lake Huron is known to be Shipwreck Alley. Get an in depth analysis behind a weather event which occurred early November 1913 that heavily impacted Lake Huron including three other Great Lakes, but yet spared just one. Discover just how profound the loss of life was per this deadly storm including impact felt by shipping. Explore what disadvantages the U.S. Weather Bureau Service faced around 1913 following those improvements that arose following storms aftermath. Get introduced to SS Asia including her original functioning purpose and how she evolved over time into performing dual roles. Determine SS Asia’s length along with her licensed capacity behind transporting passengers. Learn what took place come midnight September 13, 1882, involving SS Asia along with the exact number of passengers whom boarded the ship. Figure out just how many lifeboats were placed onboard Asia. Get introduced to 18 Year Old Christie Ann Morrison including 17 Year Old Duncan Tinkis. Determine if these two young people managed to make it into the same lifeboat while the ferocious waves were coming from all corners. Learn what Christie did for survival purposes shortly after SS Asia went down. Receive a report of what happened on September 15 involving these two young people. Explore what happened in the form of a miracle come early morning September 16. Agree if Christie Ann Morrison and Duncan Tinkis ended up becoming the only two survivors onboard SS Asia. Discover what major reforms went into place after Asia’s sinking while digging deeper into the ship’s past history. Learn what became of Christie Ann Morrison and Duncan Tinkis in the years after SS Asia sinking. Determine where wreck of SS Asia stands per worst shipwrecks along Great Lakes Waters and whether the wreck has been found.
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