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2023-06-26 - The Day the Lake Took the Edmund Fitzgerald.
26 giu 2023 ·
17 min. 51 sec.
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2023-06-26 - The Day the Lake Took the Edmund Fitzgerald.
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The Edmund Fitzgerald was a bulk carrier ship that tragically sank in Lake Superior on November 10, 1975. It was one of the largest ships on the Great Lakes at...
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The Edmund Fitzgerald was a bulk carrier ship that tragically sank in Lake Superior on November 10, 1975. It was one of the largest ships on the Great Lakes at the time, measuring approximately 729 feet (222 meters) in length. The ship was named after its president and chairman of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Edmund Fitzgerald.On that fateful day in 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald was caught in a severe storm with hurricane-force winds and high waves. The ship encountered difficulties and eventually sank, resulting in the loss of all 29 crew members aboard. The exact cause of the sinking is still uncertain, but it is believed that the ship encountered navigational challenges and structural issues that were exacerbated by the severe weather conditions.The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald captured public attention and has since become the subject of books, songs, and documentaries. Gordon Lightfoot's song "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" is particularly well-known and has contributed to keeping the memory of the tragedy alive in popular culture.
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