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re: 51 years ago today (11/9/1975) the Edmund Fitzgerald departed at 2:20 pm
Posted on 11/10/26 at 12:41 pm to theCrusher
Posted on 11/10/26 at 12:41 pm to theCrusher
Posted on 11/10/26 at 1:07 pm to LegendInMyMind
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After having made her southerly turn, she’s now being hit broadside with the full force of waves that have been building across the lake.
The meat eater podcast talked about this. "Pay me now, or pay me later"
By taking the Northen route, they used Canada's shoreline to help protect it from the storm, but they eventually had to turn South.
Had they gone the traditional route straight across, they would have been quartering waves and saved a few hours getting to Whitefish.
It wasn't a mistake to take the northerly route, as any good captain would opt for more protection longer, but in the end that decision was one of many contributing factors to the wreck.
Posted on 11/10/26 at 2:05 pm to Clyde Tipton
Posted on 11/10/26 at 2:52 pm to LegendInMyMind
Posted on 11/10/26 at 3:06 pm to Clyde Tipton
Fitzgerald is a fascinating story and the book was great. Lightfoot had a number of songs that I really liked. Carefree Highway and The Circle is Small are two more of my favorites besides the ones already posted.
Elvis did a great cover of Early Morning Rain, he recorded it a couple of hours after his Aloha from Hawaii concert. Gordon said he nailed it.
Elvis did a great cover of Early Morning Rain, he recorded it a couple of hours after his Aloha from Hawaii concert. Gordon said he nailed it.
Posted on 11/10/26 at 3:46 pm to JackDempsey
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Captain McSorley contacts the USCG station in Grand Marais, MI, to ask whether the Whitefish Point light and navigational radio beacon are operational. The USCG replies that their monitoring equipment indicates that both instruments are inactive.
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Captain McSorley hails any ships in the Whitefish Point area to report the state of the navigational aids after hearing that the Whitefish Point light and beacon are inactive.
Posted on 11/10/26 at 3:57 pm to Clyde Tipton
In elementary school our music teacher played the song for us and it became a lifetime fascination. I felt OAF when I realized it’s been almost four decades since that class.
If you want to go back further, a ship full of Christmas trees went down in bad weather on the way to Chicago. People didn’t write songs back then but there’s a great book about it.
John Bacon recently wrote a book about the Fitz and was part of a documentary film about the sailors and the stories of the families they left behind.
If you want to go back further, a ship full of Christmas trees went down in bad weather on the way to Chicago. People didn’t write songs back then but there’s a great book about it.
John Bacon recently wrote a book about the Fitz and was part of a documentary film about the sailors and the stories of the families they left behind.
Posted on 11/10/26 at 4:34 pm to MSUDawg98
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[Avafors]: "The wind is really howling down here. What are the conditions where you are?"
[Fitzgerald]: (Undiscernable shouts heard by the Avafors.) "DON'T LET NOBODY ON DECK!"
[Avafors]: "What's that, Fitzgerald? Unclear. Over."
Posted on 11/10/26 at 4:36 pm to LegendInMyMind
Posted on 11/10/26 at 6:15 pm to LegendInMyMind
Posted on 11/10/26 at 6:16 pm to LegendInMyMind
Posted on 11/10/26 at 6:33 pm to LegendInMyMind
Posted on 11/10/26 at 7:20 pm to LegendInMyMind
Posted on 11/10/26 at 7:20 pm to LegendInMyMind
Posted on 11/10/26 at 8:05 pm to LegendInMyMind
Posted on 11/10/26 at 8:10 pm to BigPapiDoesItAgain
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I'm gonna read the John Bacon book, thanks for the rec to whomever posted that.
I just started it.
Really good so far.
Posted on 11/10/26 at 8:25 pm to Clyde Tipton
The ship was the pride of the American side
Posted on 11/10/26 at 8:56 pm to Clyde Tipton
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