Cases doubled in the past three years, affecting more than 3,000 seafarers on about 230 ships in 2024, according to an analysis of U.N. data.

Although the Western Reserve was found in Lake Superior, estimates suggest there are more than 1,700 ships resting just in Lake Michigan.

As the ship entered Lake Superior's Whitefish Bay between Michigan and Canada on Aug. 30, a gale came up. With no cargo aboard, the ship was floating ... at the annual Ghost Ships Festival in ...

AP’s reporting found many flag states still don’t intervene. Panama, Palau and Tanzania each registered dozens of the ships reported as abandoned in 2024. The yearslong rise in abandonment ...

AP’s reporting found many flag states still don’t intervene. Panama, Palau and Tanzania each registered dozens of the ships reported as abandoned in 2024. The yearslong rise in abandonment ...