edmund fitzgerald

So I've actually gone up to Whitefish Point several times with family and as I'm sure many of you know, right off the coast is where the Edmund Fitzgerald sank. There's also a sort of coast guard system there, however, they aren't the ones that responded to Captain Cooper's calls or so I've been...

She seems to have had a very bad launching. First, the bottle of champagne took three times to break against her. Second, she went down the ways too fast and knocked into the pier, creating a huge wave. Third, because of the chaos caused by this, a spectator watching the launch suffered a...

I just put together a little sinking theory, so here it goes: The bow was on a huge wave and the stern was on a wave. All that iron ore in the middle was weighing the middle down, so the ship "bends" The bow sticks up, and the stern sticks up. She sinks in the position, but when she hit the...

From the Canadian Press: Edmund Fitzgerald sunk by rogue wave, not crew error: documentary [indent] For the rest, go to http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hQkHH7UIGqofW-HODCJL7i6Drogw Comment: The documentary will air on March 31st at 6 and 11 pm on History...

How long do you think people will stay away from the Fitzgerald after the surviving relatives die? Wasn't there an expedition there in 1998 or '99 that went into the wreck and got in trouble for it? I was watchin Deep Sea Detectives on the History Channel (very interesting show) and they were...

I am planning to purchase via the internet a good book about the Edmund Fitzgerald. One of the key factors I will look for will be good photo/illustration etc. What would you all recommend as the top 3 to consider? thanks in advance Martin

"And later that night/when the ship's bell rang/could it be the north wind they been feelin'?" Gordon Lightfoot. "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald". Today is the 25th Anniversary of the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald. The following list of her crew is loosely grouped by...

The 25th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald is November 10, 2000. Although not a major disaster in terms of loss of life, much has been written about the Fitzgerald. The wreck is perfectly preserved, and even some of its crewman are still down there, also perfectly preserved...