rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

The ship and crew were lost on Nov. 10, 1975.

Ernest McSorley — Captain born in 1912.
John McCarthy — First mate born in 1913.
James Pratt — Second mate born in 1931.
Michael Armagost — Third mate born in 1938.
David Weiss — Cadet born in 1953.
Ransom Cundy — Watchman born in 1922.
Karl Peckol — Watchman born in 1955.
William Spengler — Watchman born in 1916.
John Simmons — Senior wheelman born in 1913.
Eugene O’Brien — Wheelman born in 1925.
John Poviach — Wheelman born in 1916.
Paul Riippa — Deckhand born in 1953.
Mark Thomas — Deckhand born in 1954.
Bruce Hudson — Deckhand born in 1953.
George Holl — Chief engineer born in 1915.
Edward Bindon — First assistant engineer born in 1928.
Thomas Edwards — Second assistant engineer born in 1925.
Russell Haskell — Second assistant engineer born in 1935.
Oliver Champeau — Third assistant engineer born in 1934.
Ralph Walton — Oiler born in 1917.
Blaine Wilhelm — Oiler born in 1923.
Thomas Bentsen — Oiler born in 1952.
Gordon MacLellan — Wiper born in 1945.
Robert Rafferty — Steward born in 1913.
Allen Kalmon — Second steward born in 1932.
Joseph Mazes — Special maintenance man born in 1916.
Thomas Borgeson — Maintenance man born in 1934.
Frederick Beetcher — Porter born in 1919.
Nolan Church — Porter born in 1920.

--Bob

waymond Loc: Pflugerville, Texas

Thanks.

I believe that it was Gordon Lightfoot that paid the ship a fitting musical tribute.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

He certainly did.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuzTkGyxkYI
--Bob

sr71 Loc: In Col. Juan Seguin Land

Gordon Lightfoot


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vST6hVRj2A

Tom DePuy Loc: Waxhaw, N.C.

An interesting watch....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIg90sVSwSE

junglejim1949 Loc: Sacramento,CA

🙏 🙏 🙏

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

alberio Loc: Casa Grande AZ

Sad day for many. It's hard to understand how such a large ship can be tossed about until it breaks up.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

The Great Lakes are not the best place for a pleasure cruise, especially after November. Thousands of ships and many thousands of sailors have been lost there.

There's a lot on YouTube about that.

Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald is my favorite song by Gordon Lightfoot.
When listening to the lyrics I can visualize the terrible ordeal the crew went through on that fateful day.

Will

gpc

Irreverent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udZFnUb4Q6A

Sorry...

NDMarks Loc: Dublin, Ca

"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" is not only my favorite Lightfoot song but one of the most haunting songs I ever heard!

waltnetto Loc: LaVerne, CA

Indeed!

pendennis

I moved to Michigan in 1982, several years after the sinking of Edmund Fitzgerald. Prior to that, the only Great Lakes I'd seen were Ontario and Erie, and on good weather days. A friend of mine owned a Chris-Kraft 30+ footer. We set off from Gross Ile and went up to Lake Huron and points north. A squall blew up on the third day, and I thought we were going to founder. I'd been to sea on destroyers, but nothing compared to storms on the Great Lakes. I've taken Cape Hatteras in a storm, with waves breaking over the forward 5" gun mount, but it was a piece of cake compared to the waves on Lake Huron.

I did some further reading, and one of the things that makes the Great Lakes unique, is the relatively short wave lengths of the waters.

Last night the local PBS did a special on Edmund Fitzgerald. They interviewed a lot of folks involved in the original search and rescue, among them the captain of Arthur Andersen. The search and rescue effort was huge, but Edmund Fitzgerald must have broken in half so fast, there was no hope of anyone surviving.

PhotogHobbyist Loc: Bradford, PA

That he did and a very excellent tribute it is. One of my favorite Gordon Lightfoot somgs.