The next day the SS Edmund Fitzgerald was caught in a tempest. McSorley was in command, and fully loaded with iron ore, she embarked from Superior, Wisconsin towards a steel mill near Detroit. The SS Fitzgerald carried taconite iron ore from the mines near Duluth, Minnesota to the ironworks in Detroit, Toledo, and to other ports as well.
When launched on June 7, 1958, she was the largest ship on the Great Lakes. SPENGLER, WILLIAM J.The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank, during a storm, in Lake Superior on November 10, 1975. SIMMONS, JOHN DAVID, Wheelsman, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, † RIIPPA, PAUL M., Deckhand, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, †
PRATT, JAMES A., Second Mate, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, † POVIACH, JOHN JOSEPH, Wheelsman, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, † PECKOL, KARL ANTHONY, Watchman, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, † PAFFERTY, ROBERT CHARLES, Temporary Steward, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, † O''BRIEN, EUGENE WILLIAM, Wheelsman, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, † MCSORLEY, ERNEST MICHAEL, Captain, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, † MCCARTHY, JOHN HENKLE, First Mate, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, † MAZES, JOSEPH WILLIAM, Special Maintenance Man, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, † MACLELLAN, GORDON F., Wiper, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, † KALMON, ALLEN GEORGE, Second Cook, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, † HUDSON, BRUCE LEE, Deckhand, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, † HOLL, GEORGE JOHN, Chief Engineer, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, † HASKELL, RUSSELL GEORGE, Second Assistant Engineer, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, † The search recovered debris, including lifeboats and rafts, but no survivors.ĪRMAGOST, MICHAEL EUGENE, Third Mate, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, †īEETCHER, FREDERICK J., Porter, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, †īENTSEN, THOMAS, Oiler, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, †īINDON, EDWARD FRANCIS, First Assistant Engineer, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, †īORGESON, THOMAS DALE, Able-Bodied Maintenance Man, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, †ĬHAMPEAU, OLIVER JOSEPH, Third Assistant Engineer, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, †ĬHURCH, NOLAN FRANK, Porter, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, †ĬUNDY, RANSOM EDWARD, Watchman, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, †ĮDWARDS, THOMAS EDGAR, Second Assistant Engineer, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, † A Coast Guard buoy tender, Woodrush, was able to launch within two and a half hours, but took a day to arrive. Coast Guard launched three aircraft, but could not mobilize any ships. The efforts of a third freighter, the Canadian vessel Hilda Marjanne, were foiled by the weather. The initial search consisted of Anderson, and a second freighter, SS William Clay Ford. Once Anderson noted the loss of Fitzgerald, a search was launched for survivors. Coast Guard of their concern for the boat. A short ten minutes later Anderson could neither raise Fitzgerald nor detect her on radar. McSorley reported, "We are holding our own." A few minutes later, she suddenly sank – no distress signal was received. The last communication from the boat came at approximately 19:10 (7:10 Pm), when Anderson notified Fitzgerald of being hit by rogue waves or perhaps seiche waves large enough to be caught on radar, that were heading Fitzgerald´s way and asked how she was doing. She slowed to come within range of receiving Anderson´s radar data and for a time Anderson guided the Fitzgerald toward the relative safety of Whitefish Bay. On the afternoon of November 10th the Fitzgerald reported a minor list developing and top-side damage including the loss of radar, but did not indicate a serious problem. Later, they would cross to Whitefish Bay and approach the Sault Ste. The freighters altered their courses northward, seeking shelter along the Canadian coast. Because of the storm, the Soo Locks were closed. Fitzgerald, being the faster ship, took the lead while Anderson trailed not far behind.Ĭrossing Lake Superior at about 13 knots (15 mph/24 km/h), the boats encountered a massive winter storm, reporting winds in excess of 50 knots (58 mph/93 km/h) and waves as high as 35 feet (10 m). Anderson, destined for Gary, Indiana out of Two Harbors, Minnesota, joined up with Fitzgerald.
EDMUND FITZGERALD LIFEBOAT FULL
She was en route to the steel mill on Zug Island, near Detroit, Michigan, with a full cargo of taconite. SS EDMUND FITZGERALD left Superior, Wisconsin on the afternoon of November 9th 1975 under Captain Ernest M.
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