▁s inking ▁wooden ▁ste amer ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁Lake ▁St . ▁Cla ir , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁six ▁years ▁later ▁she ▁res cu ed ▁the ▁entire ▁crew ▁of ▁the ▁bar ge ▁Com mod ore ▁off ▁South ▁East ▁Sho al ▁in ▁Lake ▁Er ie . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁re built ▁due ▁to ▁wear ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁she ▁was ▁converted ▁from ▁a ▁bulk ▁car rier ▁to ▁a ▁car ▁car rier , ▁after ▁which ▁she ▁served ▁the ▁Nich ol son ▁Trans it ▁Company . ▁She ▁served ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Marine ▁Salv age ▁to ▁be ▁scra pped . ▁She ▁was ▁dis m ant led ▁in ▁Hamburg , ▁West ▁Germany , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁Because ▁the ▁w reck ▁of ▁M ata af a ▁occurred ▁just ▁outside ▁D ul uth , ▁hundreds ▁if ▁not ▁thousands ▁of ▁people ▁were ▁witness es ▁to ▁the ▁event . ▁This ▁made ▁the ▁w reck ▁of ▁M ata af a ▁famous ▁enough ▁for ▁the ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁storm ▁to ▁become ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" M ata af a ▁Storm ." ▁The ▁D ul uth ▁C ig ar ▁Company ▁quickly ▁capital ized ▁on ▁the ▁w reck ▁with ▁the ▁" M ata af a " ▁C ig ar , ▁which ▁bore ▁a ▁picture ▁of ▁the ▁w reck ed ▁bulk ▁car rier . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁The ▁U . S . ▁De