"Does anyone know.....

[Eric300]

....where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?" (Gordon Lightfoot)

46 years ago today, 10 November 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior during a bad storm leaving Wisconsin on it's way to Clevland, Ohio. All 29 crew members perished.

 

[snowman]

I remember it every year; some of the crew were from my neck of the woods, including Captain McSorley if I remember correctly. I've always felt that shipping should shut down on the lakes during this the most risky time of the year. Put life before dollars -just my naive manner of thinking, I guess.

Regards,
Andy

 

[Eric300]

Maybe it's just a 'Great Lakes' thing but it seems to me that this maritime tragedy should get a little more attention on this date.

 

[Marshwheeling]

Richard Jeni did a pretty good send-up of the song. I won’t link to it, because my last Richard Jeni link earned me a time-out.

 

[bigwheelzip]

Thank God these kinds of tragedies are rare.

There was good news on our Great Lakes two weeks ago, with the launch of the first U.S.- flagged Great Lakes freighter to be built on the Great Lakes in nearly 40 years, the M/V Mark W. Barker.

 

[Chuck24]

The song is surprisingly accurate

 

[Rudi]

Has anyone seen the ROV video from the wreck? Down right spooky.

 

[Eric300]

PBS did a 2 hour documentary on it a month or so ago. It was very informative and the underwater video was quite spooky.

 

[llowry61]

Living here in Ohio, I remember when it happened. I was 14. I have spent some time on Superior and Erie when it got bad quickly and it can get bad quick.

 

[hsguy]

I think the original song is appropriate in memory of those lost, may they continue to Rest in Peace. [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6DUFPNILvM[/ame]

 

[cballman]

A few years ago I was in Whitefish Point Shipwrecks Museum. They had a whole section on "The Mighty Fitz" Just to listen to the music and walk around had the hairs on my back and neck just go straight up. Then later I did some internet research on the subject. It was mind blowing to read the weather reports and see the weather modules out there. Very interesting reads.

My heart and prayers go out to all that still work on those ships.

Charlie

 

[Ogandydancer]

That song is my Favorite Gordon Lightfoot song. Iwish I had have know there was a docu. on PBS I would certainly have watched it

 

[Onomea]

There are a number of Edmund Fitzgerald documentaries available on YouTube.

 

[DWalt]

Regarding stopping shipping on the Lakes in bad weather, that may not be too practical. My first job out of college was at a large chemical plant right on Lake Erie, east of Cleveland. Our main raw material, limestone, came in via lake boats from Michigan, at least one boatload per week. I don't think the limestone inventory stockpile maintained was more than a couple of weeks usage. I didn't much like the working conditions there, got another job after about a year.

 

[shell627]

I have been a Mariners Church in downtown Detroit .When they sound the bell in memory of the lost sailors.It is very moving.

 

[Golddollar]

Regarding stopping shipping on the Lakes in bad weather, that may not be too practical. My first job out of college was at a large chemical plant right on Lake Erie, east of Cleveland. Our main raw material, limestone, came in via lake boats from Michigan, at least one boatload per week. I don't think the limestone inventory stockpile maintained was more than a couple of weeks usage. I didn't much like the working conditions there, got another job after about a year.

What company did you work for then? I spent 3 summers working for Lubrizol in Painesville.