loaderXI Posted November 10, 2021 Member ID: 252 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 72 Topic Count: 396 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 6438 Content Per Day: 1.12 Reputation: 6581 Achievement Points: 54654 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 32 Joined: 09/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 27 Birthday: 03/22/1965 Device: Windows Posted November 10, 2021 On this day 46yrs ago 11/10/1975 the SS Edmund Fitzgerald would falter and sink whilst batting a strong November storm on Lake Superior carrying a load of ore...She went down with all hands lost with her entire crew of 29 men... On November 9, 1975, the Fitzgerald departed Superior, Wisconsin bound for Detroit’s Zug Island. Within 24 hours, the ship was battling hurricane force winds and waves up to 25 feet. The U.S. Coast Guard told ships out on the Great Lakes to seek safe harbor as the storm strengthened. Captain Ernest McSorley’s last radio transmission stated he and his crew were “holding our own.” It was just a short time later the Fitzgerald vanished from radar only 17 miles from shore. There has been speculation that the Edmund Fitzgerald broke in half on the surface as the bow and stern rode the crests of two large waves. However, the Coast Guard’s final report suggests the Fitzgerald instead nosedived into a large wave and was not able to recover and plunged to the bottom of Lake Superior in only seconds. May the Crew Rest in Eternal Peace WeednFeed, bds1961, tsw 8.5 and 10 others 13 Awards
WeednFeed Posted November 10, 2021 Member ID: 433 Group: ++ COD4 Admin Followers: 42 Topic Count: 365 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 2637 Content Per Day: 0.46 Reputation: 4218 Achievement Points: 26694 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 48 Joined: 09/17/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 1 hour ago Birthday: 05/28/1957 Device: Windows Posted November 10, 2021 Heard this song a lot but after reading the text and listening to the song again the tragedy becomes clear. Sad loaderXI 1 Awards
Izumi Posted November 10, 2021 Member ID: 2593 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 5 Topic Count: 62 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 490 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 977 Achievement Points: 5109 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 06/13/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2024 Birthday: 11/20/1978 Device: Windows Posted November 10, 2021 KaptCrunch, GHO5T, WeednFeed and 3 others 6 Awards
KaptCrunch Posted November 11, 2021 Member ID: 389 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 48 Topic Count: 317 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4887 Content Per Day: 0.86 Reputation: 4072 Achievement Points: 39535 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 51 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Online Last Seen: 1 minute ago Birthday: 01/01/1970 Device: Windows Posted November 11, 2021 yes i remember that day for was brief nasty flurries interrupted a nice warm fall afternoon, the leaves just started to turn colour was a warm fall that year, wow 270 feet longer Edmund Fitzgerald sail the lake Awards
TBB Posted November 11, 2021 Member ID: 989 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 25 Topic Count: 290 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 20435 Content Per Day: 3.65 Reputation: 22495 Achievement Points: 147659 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 391 Joined: 01/07/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 1 hour ago Birthday: 01/27/1946 Device: Windows Posted November 11, 2021 Remember when it was in the news Awards
rexbowan Posted November 12, 2021 Member ID: 27522 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 15 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2169 Content Per Day: 0.95 Reputation: 1859 Achievement Points: 15282 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 17 Joined: 01/25/19 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 29 Birthday: 07/22/1951 Device: Windows Posted November 12, 2021 Very sad. Awards
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