Everyday I sit in my home office and look out towards Michigan from my Northern Wisconsin home. I never see Michigan only sixty miles away because of the curvature of the earth. I am surrounded by my telescope, high powered binoculars, a super zoom Nikon camera as well as other devices which allow me to scan the boats and ships that pass in front of me. These ore ships which are huge, pass by about 4 times a week going down to Gary IN from lake Superior and back. There are surprisingly few people running them. I never see as many as six on deck.
Today’s ships look very similar to the Edmund Fitzgerald. I assume there are ships running today that were built at the same time. My guess is that the cargo shifted inside the Edmund Fitzgerald and caused a structural problem or a list.
Superior is deeper than the other lakes. And so it is rougher. Before the second world war there were many ships that went down in all the great lakes. But afterwards it has become rare. Recreational boaters get caught out in the lake all the time. And the coast guard keeps busy trying to save them.
bttt
I think the Arthur Anderson is still running.