Launched in 1907, the SS Cyprus went down in a mild storm on Lake Superior only two months later. What caused the brand new 420-foot lake freighter to suddenly capsize, leaving only one survivor, remains a mystery to this day.

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Sources:
Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes by Dana Thomas Bowen
Great Lakes Shipwrecks and Survivors by William Ratigan
https://www.boatnerd.com/pictures/his...
https://www.shipwreckmuseum.com/under...
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna20679934

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Chapters:
0:00 SS Cyprus
1:18 Chapter 1: Launching Cyprus
4:53 Chapter 2: A Routine Gale
8:24 Chapter 3: At the Mercy of Lake Superior
11:41 Chapter 4: Attempting to Solve the Mystery

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