Edmund Fitzgerald

Last place in time November 10, 1975

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[leanbearshome]

I was 9 yrs old and my father was the coast guard inspecter,I was on that ship two weeks to its sinking and have I got proof to Us steels intent to sale that floating death trap.The ship was red flagged by my father,red hand is the crap used on ships to stop leeks ,I dont forget all the things my father was alarmed with ,bad welds ,cracked welds ,week steel and over loaded .

[roscoejohn]

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[roscoejohn]

Great Video

[oreboatchaser]

We shall never forget those lost and be thankful for those like Capt. Paqutte, which has dedicated so much time to the Maritime Industry and to me how he has put his whole soul into the great lakes. I have known him personally now for the last 5-6 years and I have never met a more dedicated, warm, distinguished, and knowledgeable individual in my life. I hope many more of you are able to meet him. Jim and Trixie (SeaBird Tug)

[aliensporebomb]

I kept hearing stories in the wake of the sinking about three rogue waves "the three sisters" that caused the tragedy. Whatever the cause, it was a sad outcome. This is a fascinating video because we have proof these sailors were out in winds in excess of 100 miles per hour - a very dangerous condition no matter how big your boat is.

[rondord]

wow cool vid

[SWALE1984]

@ltuomela 26,116 TONS OF TACONITE PELLETS. The Fitz was only designed to carry 25,000 tons. She was also designed to have 15 feet of clearance from her cargo deck to the waterline. However, she was routinely over loaded to the point where she would sometimes have less than 10 feet of clearance. That is extremely dangerous and just asking for trouble on Great Lake Superior during the early part of November. It is not an exaggeration to say that the Fitz was simply worked to death.

[ltuomela]

@leanbearshome fact can you tell me how much ore was on her? i can tell you..infact can you prove any of what you say...i can..

[ltuomela]

@leanbearshome a insurance co. owned man..better take another look and see who it was named after you truth lies there..i dont care if you was on her at 9 it went down owned by mutual of Omaha of Wisconsin..check it if you dont believe me..

[ltuomela]

@mustwinder yeahhhhh 50 foot seas and 2 rouge waves towering 100 foot..yea i would say thats bad,i live on superior literally on boats and land almost all year round i clocked 110 mile hour winds myself..no lie and it aint no joke,if one dont know what they are doing stick near the bays! same goes for lake Mich...if ya dont,chances are you will fail out in open water,so many i tell this to that come and ask about where to sail,hope they take my word for it,some look at me like im nuts...

[ltuomela]

@ffmak124x nope a insurance co. in Wisconsin owned her,was named after the president..ironic huh..

[ltuomela]

pretty darn close, they took that direction to get protection off of Canada highlands..we have new indications..we now know what truly happened..it was not crew fault at all,they thought she ran aground on caribou point but no damage indicted that..2 rouge waves took her..its a awful thing,and happened very very fast..salties (ocean liners) didn't even wanna be out there it was so harsh..20 yeas the Fitz sailed before she went under,i dont think anything could have been done to save her.

[Zakaleeno]

it was never owned by us steel oglebay norton columbia shiping district owned it !! not us steel

[ffmak124x]

@leanbearshome

Us Steel NEVER owned or operated the Fitz.