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The Edmund Fitzgerald

Scientists detail storm in sinking of Edmund Fitzgerald
The Edmund Fitzgerald was in the worst place at the worst time when it sank in a severe Lake Superior storm, meteorologists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report.
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View of the Edmund Fitzgerld underwater

The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
SS Edmund Fitzgerald was a cargo ship carrying 26,000 tons of iron ore pellets when it sank suddenly during a gale storm on November 10, 1975, while on Lake Superior. At the time it was launched in 1958, the 729-foot long, 75-foot wide freighter was the largest ship to ply the Great Lakes. The ship went down without a distress signal in 530 feetof water. All 29 members of the crew perished.


About The fateful voyage of the Edmund Fitzgerald



Ransom Cundy was a Watchman on the Edmund Fitzgerald

Edmund Fitzgerald Online
The most complete and thorough source of information on the internet regarding the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald
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Gordon Lightfoot's popular song, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald", helped make the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald sinking a well known marine disasters.
Heres a line-by-line explanation of Gordon Lightfoot's song, "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald"
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