The SS Edmund Fitzgerald Was Just Scanned by An AI — And It Revealed Something No One Expected

The Secret ^ | 29/8/25

[drSteve78]

Just put “***** SPOILER ALERT *****”

Scrolled for a bit and discovered that I really don’t care that much.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Because of the song people remember the Fitzgerald when only a few Great Lake historical nuts remember the Carl D. Bradley (33 dead, November 1958, Lake Michigan) and the Daniel J. Morrell (28 dead, November 1966, Lake Huron). Both ships broke in two.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Some people have swam across Lake Michigan as well.

And plenty of people have also drown. Like I said. Respect.

Or die.

Up to you.

[EnderWiggin1970]

Did you (obviously not) watch the vid?

You have no sense of humor, or never heard the song. :-)

[Retain Mike]

Then the problem was probably taking on water.

[Jane Long]

;-)

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

If you’ve never seen the Great Lakes, I think Michigan in particular has some beautiful spots. Mackinac island is a great place to go. My wife and I have a cottage in the Traverse City area and go on day trips to Michigan’s Western Coast - Sleeping Bear Sand dunes are a sight to behold.

[Allegra]

…when the gales of November come early…

[Jane Long]

I love The Edmund Fitzgerald threads. :D

[Pilsner]

They for got to disarm the depth charges, and one broke lose in the storm, went over the side, then detonated, rupturing the hull?

[Bullish]

Freepers don’t watch ‘videos’. We just read headlines and pop off.

Don’t you realize that by now?

Lol

[Jane Long]

:-)

[SuperLuminal]

Ditto!

[webheart]

How about plumbers in summers who drive snow plows in the winter there’s a rhyme to be had in there somewhere.

[Rockingham]

The essence of the video is that a high definition scan of the wreck enhanced by AI image processing for clarity showed many damaged outlet vents and missing and damaged hatch cover clamps. These defects made the ship unsafe and prone to taking on water in the storm.

[grey_whiskers]

OK, you win the thread.

RIP to those 29 men aboard.

[grey_whiskers]

+1 for Sturgeon Bay

[Eleutheria5]

Depth charges in 1974? On a Great Lakes iron boat? I guess war with Canada was inevitable. Luckily Jimmuh patched things up.

[UnwashedPeasant]

My request to Perplexity.ai:

The following video has a clickbait headline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHR8ZuO6e_o Give me the info alluded to in the headline and put it in a summary of 1-2 sentences.

*****SPOILER ALERT***** Here is the response from Perplexity.ai:

The headline refers to a recent AI-assisted underwater scan of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald wreck, which revealed definitive evidence that the ship sank due to widespread and catastrophic failure of its cargo hatch clamps and vent structures—leading to rapid, undetected flooding, rather than crew error or mysterious circumstances. This breakthrough finally confirms long-standing suspicions and clears the crew of blame while rewriting understanding of the disaster's cause.

[Eleutheria5]

All that’s discussed in the video. Armed with clear underwater photography, they established there was no breached keel, just compromised hatch clamps, due to wear and tear that told in a big storm, and a vent pipe that was blown off by the storm. The previous underwater photography suggested that, but was too grainy to rely on, and the families would not tolerate any suggestion of negligence by the crew. They were not negligent. The fastened all the hatch clamps. It was the clamps that failed, and the vent pipe.