Photo courtesy of the Great Lakes Shipwrenck Museum.Įdmund Fitzgerald shipwreck taken during a dive in 1995 to recover the ship's bell. The Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck was photographed during a 1995 dive to recover the ship's bell off Whitefish Point in Lake Superior. Photo provided by the Great Lakes Shipwrestling Museum. Theyve both left.Įdmund Fitzgerald shipwreck taken during a dive in 1995 to recover the ship's bell. One of the worst sea conditions Ive ever been in.įitzgerald: Theyre both gone. Over.įitzgerald: I have a bad list, lost both radars, and am taking heavy seas over the deck. What are your conditions?"įitzgerald: Whats that, Fitzgerald? Unknown. I've got the whitefish lamp, and I don't have it.Īvafors: The wind is really blowing down here. I have the Whitefish light, but I am still receiving no beacon. Coast Guard)įitzgerald is advised by the Swedish ship Avafors that the Whitefish Point beacon and light are disabled due to power failure. The Great Lakes ore carrier Edmund Fitzgerald sank in a storm on Lake Superior on Nov. The freight ship split in two when it was caught in nirvana and flooded with its load of iron ore and crew of 29 men. This 1976 underwater photo shows a close up of the pilot house of incoming freighter Edmund Fitzgerald after it sank on Lake Superior on Nov. The 729-foot ore freighter sank on November 23, 1975, during a severe storm, taking its load of iron and the crew of 29 men to the bottom of the Lake Superior. The Fitzgerald, an ordnance ship, sank on Nov. Anderson ore carrier was sent to assist in the search for the ill-fated Edmund Fitzgerald in rough Lake Superior waters in 1975. Will you stay with me until I get to Whitefish?Ĭooper: Charlie, on that Fitzgerald, do you have your pumps running? I have a fence rail laid down, two vents lost or damaged, and scrubbing. Coast Guard issues directives to all ships to find safe anchorage because the Soo Locks have been closed.Īnderson, this Fitzgerald has suffered some topside damage. Anderson's cap, Jesse Cooper, to report damage and state that Anderson' s ship would slow to let Anderson catch up. The Fitzgeralds captain, Ernest McSorley, calls the nearby freighter Aurthur M. The Edmund Fitzgerald was built at the Great Lakes Engineering Works in River Rouge and launched in 1958. Fitzgerald, which crashed to bottom on November 10, 1977(Photo/Application/AP Image/Page) 10, 1975(AP Photo/File)Assortiated PRESS -This is an undated file photo of the Edmund F. The Edmund Fitzgerald plunged to the bottom of Lake Superior on Nov. The Edmund Fitzgerald is currently under construction. The ship is currently sailing on the Detroit River (downbound). The Edmund Fitzgerald launch at Great Lakes Engineering Works on June 7, 1958.Įdmund Fitzgerald photographed from the Ambassador Bridge in 1960. Part 1: The Early Days of Early Childhood The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point in the Upper Peninsula will be hosting a livestream memorial service on Wednesday, Nov. Weve included some interesting facts about the Fitzgeralds career as a formidable cargo hauler, as well as some of the heartbreaking conversations that occurred during her final hours.ģ longs and 2 shorts are provided to the Mighty Fitz as a formal greeting.Ĩ things to know about The Edmund Fitzgeralds final hours Coast Guard, among other ship enthusiasts. Were highlighting a collection of photos that have been shared by our friends at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, the Associated Press, and the U.S.
Today, we remember the lives lost, and we honor the incredible courage of those who risked their own lives to seek for a crew who would never be rescued. The ore carriers final journey was immortalized in Gordon Lightfoot The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, and the harrowing details of her death were included in mariner lore. 10, 1975, when she sank with all 29 people aboard, became the Great Lake's most famous shipwreck. The big freighters story, which began on Nov. Investigators later stated that the Mighty Fitzs trajectory had placed her in the worst possible position amid the avalanche of that November storm. LAKE SUPERIOR - Forty-six years ago today, the Edmund Fitzgerald was stranded in the middle of a deadly storm on Lake Superior.