[Northern Yankee]

I was stationed at K.I. Sawyer AFB the year the Fitz went down. We sent choppers out from the base to try and help locate it the following morning.

I saw those waves as I was coming out of Marquette with a friend of mine as we headed back to base. I've never seen the waves that high.

I believe the Fitz also lost their radar, and the radio direction beacon also went out at Whitefish Point.

McSorely had radioed the Arthur Anderson (which was trailing the Fitgerald) and told the ship's captain, Jessie Cooper, that he was had a fence rail laid down, two vents lost or damaged and a starboard list.

I saw the Arthur Anderson moored in the harbor in Duluth about 7 years ago as I was heading out to the Boundary Waters.

[ken21]

interesting.

[GoLightly]

http://www.boatnerd.com/pictures/fleet/ama.htm