The SS Edmund Fitzgerald, a massive freighter, met a tragic end on November 10, 1975, in the treacherous waters of Lake Superior. All 29 crew members perished in the sinking, making it the largest shipwreck in the Great Lakes.
For 17 years, Edmund Fitzgerald carried taconite from mines near Duluth, Minnesota, to iron works in Detroit, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio; and other Great Lakes ports. As a workhorse, she set seasonal haul records six times, often breaking her own record
On the afternoon of November 9,1975. She embarked on a journey where it met it's tragic accident. It was hit by a storm with winds which was reported to be around 60mph which caused the ship massive cargo of iron ore to shift affecting the stability of the ship.
It was found in two pieces on November 14,1975
