The edmund fitzgerald was the titanic of the great lakes, seven c. Anderson and the coast guard november the last time anyone ever heard from the edmund fitzgerald 43 years ago the historic edmund fitzgerald laker foundered on lake superior, about 17 miles from whitefish bay, claiming the lives of 29 sailors. Book photo, video of crewmans remains angers victims. The book was a pleasure to read, it was put together well, and included a more indepth discussion of the coast guard report on the fitzgerald disaster. Lifesaving service on the great lakes, won a national publishing award and is the predominant work on the subject. Nov 05, 2007 explorer fred shannon led expedition 94 to research the cause of the sinking the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald. The primary objective was to record a 3d videotape for use in museums, educational programs, and promotional videos. The edmund fitzgerald sounding board spilt in two and covered in oil. Furthermore, the leaching of minerals from the remains into the great body of water would be pretty rapid. This is an edmund fitzgerald maritime masterpiece, you will want this edition for your collection. November the flow of the ss edmund fitzgerald the ss edmund fitzgerald nicknamed mighty fitz, the fitz or the big fitz was an ame. The ss edmund fitzgerald was an american great lakes freighter that sank, during a in, diver fred shannon and organized a privately funded dive. New law prohibits photographing underwater corpses the. There was the body of one man found by great lakes explorer fred shannon using a sixteen foot minisub the delta.
The body is believed to be one of the 29 crew members who perished when the fitzgerald sank in a violent storm on nov. Ss edmund fitzgerald wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The third manned submersible visit to the great lakes largest shipwreck unveiled a startling find. He was straight forward about finding a body at the wreck site. In people found one lone crewman, fully clothed, wearing a life jacket near the bow of the ship, but to this day, the captain and the rest of the crew have never been recovered. When the song about the edmund fitzgerald by gordon lightfoot was released, it interested me even more in the sinking of the massive ships on the great lakes. When launched on june 7, 1958, she was the largest ship on north americas great lakes, and she remains the largest to have sunk there. Sep 14, 2014 november the flow of the ss edmund fitzgerald the ss edmund fitzgerald nicknamed mighty fitz, the fitz or the big fitz was an ame.
Actually, there is supposedly a body on the edmund fitzgerald. The cause of the sinking has stirred debate and controversy with competing theories and books on the issue. They floated up the hull side, past the words edmund fitzgerald, to the pilothouse. Pictures or the crew of the edmund edmund fitzgerald.
He was also an army veteran and he studied law in san francisco. The wreck of the edmund fitzgerald the annotated gordon lightfoot the canadian singersongwriter gordon lightfoot 17 nov 1938 was an avid recreational boater on lake ontario, owning a stock 39ft erickson sloop sundown then a victor carpenter custom 46ft spruceandfiberglass cruising sloop the golden goose. The edmund fitzgerald was loaded with about 26,000 tons of taconite pellets on nov. This beautiful book is a 272 page, hard cover, full color edition with gold embossed dust jacket and cover. Nov 05, 1995 the explorer, fred shannon, is releasing the book and video next week to mark the sinking of the 729foot ore carrier during a gale on lake superior on nov. Also that year sport diver fred shannon and his deepquest ltd did a serious of dives and took more than 42 hours of underwater video. The ship carried ore and other kinds of cargo across the great lakes. Edmund fitzgerald by bruce lynn and christopher winters, the great lakes shipwreck historical society.
Its no suprise then that he took particular interest in a nov 1975 newsweek account of the loss of the edmund fitzgerald. The wreck of the edmund fitzgerald anniversary edition. This book is very good and describes what must have been the last moments of those lost. But he said he concluded that the picture offers clues as to how and why the ship sank, and is essential to telling the story. Image of the edmund fitzgerald shipwreck taken during a dive in 1995 to recover the ships bell. Nov 09, 2015 the edmund fitzgerald was loaded with about 26,000 tons of taconite pellets on nov. In 1994, an expedition led by fred shannon captured video of a preserved body on the wreck. Great lakes shipwreck museum file 1975 coast guard officers on a board of inquiry. Great lakes deepquest organization, ltd the 20th anniversary of the sinking of the edmund fitzgerald finds frederick shannon leading an expedition, which helps reveal new evidence in the tragedy.
Michigan law limits photos of remains the new york times. Also, it is too dangerous to recover a body trapped that far. The legend lives on great lakes shipwreck historical society. The most famous of these vessels is the ss edmund fitzgerald, which went down in 1975 in lake superior. The wreck of the edmund fitzgerald by frederick stonehouse. The writing of fred stonehouse ranks highly, very comparable to that of robert hemming, who wrote the gales of november. You wont have adipociere inside the edmund fitzgerald, since the currents are active and there is too much oxygen in the fresh water. In 1994, a submarine expedition organized by diver fred shannon visited the wreck, discovering and taking images of a corpse at the site. Ss edmund fitzgerald was an american great lakes freighter that sank in a lake superior. Ss edmund fitzgerald project gutenberg selfpublishing. The edmund fitzgerald, really did sink on november 10, 1975. Photos in book on shipwreck upset families of the victims.
It has been 40 years since the freighter edmund fitzgerald sank under mysterious conditions into the depths of lake superior. A number of memorials are held annually on november 10 to commemorate the lives lost on the fitzgerald and the great lakes. Diver recalls record scuba descent to edmund fitzgerald shipwreck. This deepquest series of seven dives was lead by businessman frederick shannon between july 25 and july 27, 1994 and got very close video footage of the edmund fitzgerald wrecksite. Life vests recovered after the edmund fitzgerald sinking. Family members of the crew of the ss edmund fitzgerald pam johnson left, deborah gomezfelder and kathlena gomez share an embrace wednesday with wreck explorer fred shannon at a memorial service. The story goes that in a fresh water lake, at that depth, there are no fish to eat the remains and the temperature is so low all year round, that a body wont decompose. Body sighted near wreck of fitzgerald on lake floor orlando.
In 1994, diver fred shannon and organized a privately funded dive. In 1989, the michigan sea grant program organized a threeday dive to survey the fitzgerald. Clair of the edmund fitzgerald shipwreck site off whitefish point in lake superior based on the 1994 fred shannon wreck surveys. Now a new michigan law, prompted by a documentary on the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald, may prevent journalists from photographing the. The explorer, fred shannon, is releasing the book and video next week to mark the sinking of the 729foot ore carrier during a gale on lake superior on nov. The ship, with her entire crew, sank in lake superior on november 10, 1975. Edmund fitzgerald remains legend after 25 years new. It was the fastest and most luxurious freighter at the time. Explorer fred shannon led expedition 94 to research the cause of the sinking the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald. Diver recalls record scuba descent to edmund fitzgerald.
Did the edmund fitzgerald cause the water level of lake superior to increase. Edmund fitzgerald shipwreck human remains bing images. Publication distressed the grieving families, who finally succeeded in restricting dive access, except for governmentsponsored scientific research book photo, video of crewmans remains angers victims. Four decades after the edmund fitzgerald vanished from the radar screen of the trailing steamer arthur m. In fact, this is his first, although he has written scripts for shipwreck. Freediving the edmund fitzgerald perfect duluth day. Yet seventeen years earlier, the freighter ss carl d. Mount morris businessman fred shannon, who spent his life savings to reach the fitzgerald, ignited a furor in 1994 by announcing the discovery of a body on the lake bottom. The fact that it was so close to shore, and yet so far away, really hits hard. Hemming, from a book he wrote entitled gales of november. Shannon s dive group discovered the remains of a crew member still.
Artifacts from the ship can be seen on display the great lakes shipwreck museum in whitefish point near paradise, michigan, as well as the dossin great lakes museum in detroit, and the steamship valley camp museum in sault ste. It was part of the limited amount of debris found after the sinking. Edmund fitzgerald shipwreck in a 20th anniversary book and video has some family members of victims fuming. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the. Book photo, video of crewmans remains angers victims families. The body is thought to be one of the 29 crewmen who perished when the fitzgerald sank in a violent storm nov. Just in time for the 30the anniversary of the edmund fitzgerald comes another book on the subject, this one by an author better known for his biographies of musicians and moviemakers than for his books about great lakes shipwrecks. The body was wearing coveralls and a canvas lifejacket, but was too decomposed. New law prohibits photographing underwater corpses 102097 michiganthe lake, it is said, never gives up its dead. Now a new michigan law, prompted by a documentary on the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald, may prevent journalists from photographing the corpses that the states waters hold. Fred shannon book edmund fitzgerald, the explorer, fred shannon, is releasing the book and video next week to there, and i didnt sink the edmund fitzgerald, mr. On july 4, 1995, the bell from the edmund fitzgerald was recovered after 20 years on the bottom. The wreck of the edmund fitzgerald, 41 years later.
However, i love learning about the edmund fitzgerald. Bradley also sank in a november storm with an even greater loss of life. The ss edmund fitzgerald was an american great lakes freighter that sank, during a. Jul 10, 2008 this is part 9 of a series from 2 hours of underwater video footage of the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald that has never before been released to the public. I heard that in fred shannons 1994 expedition to the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald toward the bow they found the remains of a crewman, slightly decomposed. Where any remains found on the edmund fitzgerald answers. Featuring rare archival material and exclusive underwater images.
Edmund fitzgerald crewman discovered i heard that in fred shannons 1994 expedition to the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald toward the bow they found the remains of a crewman, slightly decomposed crewman, wearing a watch and also wearing a cork lifevest. Mixter was part of an expedition team in 1994 that located a body near the edmund fitzgerald, an ore freighter that sank in lake superior in 1975. Anderson, the largest ship ever lost on the great lakes continues to inspire our capacity for. Dead body remains in shipwreck urban legends unexplained. Ss edmund fitzgerald was an american great lakes freighter that sank in a lake superior storm on november 10, 1975, with the loss of the entire crew of 29.
Even if the water level did raise for a brief period, the excess water would have just shortly after raised the level of the water flowing on to the next lake in. At intelius he is listed as having spent time in ann arbor, mi, a known spook hangout. When it sunk in lake superior, did it cause the water level to raise at all. The same year, longtime sport diver fred shannon formed deepquest ltd. Edmund fitzgerald families upset over book, video orlando. This is part 9 of a series from 2 hours of underwater video footage of the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald that has never before been released to the public. Fred shannon acknowledges that using the pictures in a book and video to be released this week, two decades after the 729foot ore carrier sank in a lake superior gale, will upset some people. The wreck of the edmund fitzgerald and great lakes lighthouse tales are regional best sellers. Help terms of service your california privacy rightsprivacy policy privacy policy site map. Add the effects of animal scavengers, and the situation doesnt seem right for that type of preservation. For anyone interested in researching the sinking of the fitzgerald, this book is a must read. When launched on june 8, 1958, she was the largest ship on north americas great lakes, and she remains the largest to have sunk there. Fred shannon acknowledges that using the pictures in a book and video to be released next week, two decades after the 729foot ore carrier sank in a lake superior gale, will upset some people.
Photos in book on shipwreck upset families of the victims the. The canadian singersongwriter gordon lightfoot 17 nov 1938 was an avid recreational boater on lake ontario, owning a stock 39ft erickson sloop sundown then a victor carpenter custom 46ft spruceandfiberglass cruising sloop the golden goose. When you visit our website, we store cookies on your browser to collect information related to you, your preferences or your device. The same year another diver named fred shannon also descended into the storied depths of gitchee gumee. Secure your the legend lives on book now, order through our online webstore. Robert hemming, a reporter and newspaper editor, reasoned in his book about edmund fitzgerald that the uscgs conclusions were. Fred shannon acknowledges that using the pictures in a book and. Fred shannon book edmund fitzgerald fred shannon acknowledges that using the pictures in a book and video edmund fitzgerald shipwreck in a 20th anniversary book and video. This book takes a look inside the fateful journey and what the last days and hours of the.
You may choose any topic related to history if you are participating in the history day competition. Divers say they hear stories from fellow divers about a body that is still trapped in the engine room of the wreck. Great lakes shipwreck museum the edlund fitzgerald crows nest. This information is mostly used to make the site work as you. When launched on june 7, 1958, she was the largest ship on north americas great lakes, and she remains the largest to have sunk there for 17 years, edmund fitzgerald carried taconite iron ore from mines near duluth. The negatives here, however, are mostly minor stylistic stuff. Great lakes shipwreck museum diver bruce fuoco making the final cutting of the edmund fitzgerald shipwreck original bell stanchions called a belfry on july 4, 1995.