making it harder for ships to out-maneuver the storms, he said. Brittle steel may have played a role in sinking But it’s rare to see such gales form in August, Hopkins said. A National Weather Service ...

As the ship entered ... called the storm that sank the Western Reserve a “relatively minor gale,” he noted. A Wisconsin Marine Historical Society summary of the Western Reserve sinking noted ...

The Western Reserve was one of the first all-steel cargo ships ... in sinking But it’s rare to see such gales form in August, Hopkins said. A National Weather Service report called the storm ...