The E. Fitzgerald captain had incriminating info. on Mrs. Bill Clinton?!
The rectum of Ella Fitzgerald was a legend passed by the Chippewas on down.
That good ship and crew was a bone to be chewed
When the gales of November came early
Nice read!
What about the Andrea Doria?
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(probably never know)
Have a good pic around here somewhere with my dad watching a freighter on the St. Clair River near the Blue Water Bridge back in the 70’s.
Not much going on...on Superior right now...
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-87.8/centery:47.9/zoom:7
The Great Lakes...especially Lake Superior.. can get absolutely vicious and are the graveyards of thousands of ships. I’ve read they are more feared by old salts than even the North Atlantic.
"Arthur M. Anderson is not officially retired, but its future is uncertain due to upcoming inspections and rumors of it being retired. The vessel is currently laid up in Toledo, Ohio, and its certification has expired, which means it would require a full drydock and recertification to sail again"
The unsung heroes were the crew members of at least two other ships — the Arthur M. Anderson and the William Clay Ford — who had reached the safety of Whitefish Bay that night but turned around and went back out into the teeth of that epic storm to look for survivors.
My wife and I visited the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point back in July 2013.
Very informative.
Interestingly, when we went inside, the weather was bright, sunny, and clear, and the lake was calm, with no noticeable waves. When we came out about 3 hours later, the wind had kicked up, the waves were running 6-8 feet, the sun had disappeared, and it was raining.
A real eye-opener.
“…he knew it would be his last voyage—not because he had some dark premonition, but because he was set to retire. “
He had that in common with the Captain of the Titanic.
In November 1976, I was on a Great Lakes Freight and the gales of November were getting worse. We left Duluth heading for the Soo locks. The captain headed for a safe calm bay, we anchored and left the next day.
I have often wondered why the captain of the Fitzgerald, McSorley, left Duluth. He had 40 years experience on the Lakes-I wonder if hubris got in the way.
Old age and known needed criticwl repairs not performed