The ship went missing in the vicinity of Whitefish Point when it sank to the bottom of Lake Superior with no survivors.
The Great Lakes Historical Society describes "went missing" as a vessel that left the dock and was never seen again. They vanish with no witnesses, no survivors and have not been located.
In this case, the Adella Shores was discovered 40 miles from the shoreline in over 650 feet of water. The Adella, at the time, was coming back from Duluth with a cargo full of salt, navigating a thick ice floe with the steamship Daniel J. Morell.
The 195-foot, 735-ton wooden steamer was met by fierce gale force winds and disappeared. The 14 sailors aboard were never found but some debris was found in the chilly Lake Superior waters.
The historical society used side-scan sonars to find the ship and used a remote operated vehicle to see it for the first time since its last voyage.
The Adella Shores was a resilient vessel before its final voyage. Built in Gibraltar, Mich., in 1894, it sank twice within 15 years and each time was refloated and returned to service.
