[Steely Tom]

Whatever happened had to happen fast. No mayday or distress signal was given. The crew also gave no indication they were in any trouble other than taking on some water.

She rests in two pieces on the bottom, with a gigantic pile of taconite pellets in between them.

She sank in water that's about as deep as she was long.

[wardaddy]

The lakes are not deep

Short frequency steep seas when stirred up

Very bad for narrow beam low center of gravity ship