loaderXI Posted November 10, 2021 Member ID: 252 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 73 Topic Count: 399 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 6450 Content Per Day: 1.08 Reputation: 6602 Achievement Points: 54767 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 32 Joined: 09/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 28 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 HotRod55, Hoth, Hunter1948 and 10 others 13 Awards
WeednFeed Posted November 10, 2021 Member ID: 433 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 43 Topic Count: 371 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 2682 Content Per Day: 0.45 Reputation: 4304 Achievement Points: 27174 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 49 Joined: 09/17/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 22 hours ago Birthday: 05/28/1957 Device: Macintosh 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: 0.09 Reputation: 977 Achievement Points: 5109 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 06/13/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 2, 2025 Birthday: 11/20/1978 Device: Android Posted November 10, 2021 loaderXI, HotRod55, GHO5T and 3 others 6 Awards
KaptCrunch Posted November 11, 2021 Member ID: 389 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 49 Topic Count: 534 Topics Per Day: 0.09 Content Count: 6184 Content Per Day: 1.03 Reputation: 5267 Achievement Points: 48848 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 98 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Yesterday at 04:50 PM 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: 307 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 23617 Content Per Day: 4.02 Reputation: 24807 Achievement Points: 166490 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 490 Joined: 01/07/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours 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: 16 Topic Count: 8 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2348 Content Per Day: 0.91 Reputation: 2081 Achievement Points: 16716 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 19 Joined: 01/25/19 Status: Offline Last Seen: 1 hour ago Birthday: 07/22/1951 Device: Windows Posted November 12, 2021 Very sad. Awards
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