On April 30, 1940, a merchant ship under the command of Captain Frederick "Tatey Bug" Burke sank during a fierce storm in Lake Superior ... including its wheel and dislodged smokestack.

Another theory suggests a boom supporting one of the sails struck the ship’s wheel during the storm and snapped it off. With no steering, Captain Santa and crew would have obviously been at the ...

Before the freighter El Faro sank, the captain ... ship's sinking last October. All 33 aboard died after the vessel lost propulsion and was mauled by the winds of Hurricane Joaquin, a Category 4 ...