That is 100% correct.
The Fitzgerald was at a 27 foot draft. The shoals are at 6 fathoms.
Gave it 9 feet of clearance. 20 foot, or higher, waves.
The Arthur Andersons captain, i think, said he had at least 8 to 10 foot of water washing over his deck at times.
The fitz had a loose keel. And it was a constant source of problems.
And to top it off. It was overloaded for that time of year.
But, this storm was sort of compared to the 1913 storm, which was really bad.
After our graduation from marine diesel engineering school at Sturgeon Bay Wi, we used to have our gatherings there and talked about how lucky none of us ended up on that boat after it went down.
And, we also used to talk about how that thing was built since some of the class went to work at bay ship building after we graduated.
+1 for Sturgeon Bay