That sounds like a very interesting job!
I work in shipping, and am the librarian of my company. We have reams of info on this mishap.
Lots of other mishaps are more colorful, though. "The only survivors were the cook and his oil-soaked dog", stuff like that.
Wife & I got a couple of trips on an Interlake Steamship steamer, very much like the Ed Fitz. We sailed out of Two Harbors with a load of ore and headed northeast to the locks at the Soo. We passed through and headed down Lake Huron and into the rivers north of Detroit, pulling into Rouge Steel where the cargo was discharged.
Being a guest on a Laker was first class everything. Our little “stateroom” opened onto a day room looking back on the deck and rear engine compartment and galley. There was a big stainless steel fridge stocked with Molson’s Golden and a dozen varieties of booze plus cheeses, cold cuts, etc.
All was topped off by an 8 track tape player with Glenn Miller tunes and other classics.
It was like a trip back in time...