the edmund fitzgerald was discovered in wisconsin in lake superior.
the edmund fitzgerald was discovered in wisconsin in lake superior.
where in lake superior is the edmund fitzgerald?
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carrying a full cargo of ore pellets with captain ernest m. mcsorley in command, she embarked on her ill-fated voyage from superior, wisconsin, near duluth, on the afternoon of november 9, 1975. en route to a steel mill near detroit, "edmund fitzgerald" joined a second freighter, . by the next day, the two ships were caught in a severe storm on lake superior, with near hurricane-force winds and waves up to high. shortly after 7:10 p.m., "edmund fitzgerald" suddenly sank in canadian (ontario) waters deep, about from whitefish bay near the twin cities of sault ste. marie, michigan, and sault ste. marie, ontario—a distance "edmund fitzgerald" could have covered in just over an hour at her top speed. although "edmund fitzgerald" had reported being in difficulty earlier, no distress signals were sent before she sank; captain mcsorley's last message to "arthur m. anderson" said, "we are holding our own." her crew of 29 perished, and no bodies were recovered. the exact cause of the sinking remains unknown, though many books, studies, and expeditions have examined it. "edmund fitzgerald" may have been swamped, suffered structural failure or topside damage, been shoaled, or suffered from a combination of these.
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ss "wilfred sykes" loaded opposite "edmund fitzgerald" at the burlington northern dock #1 and departed at 4:15 p.m., about two hours after "edmund fitzgerald". in contrast to the nws forecast, captain dudley j. paquette of "wilfred sykes" predicted that a major storm would directly cross lake superior. from the outset, he chose a route that took advantage of the protection offered by the lake's north shore in order to avoid the worst effects of the storm. the crew of "wilfred sykes" followed the radio conversations between "edmund fitzgerald" and "arthur m. anderson" during the first part of their trip and overheard their captains deciding to take the regular lake carriers' association downbound route. the nws altered its forecast at 7:00 p.m., issuing gale warnings for the whole of lake superior. "arthur m. anderson" and "edmund fitzgerald" altered course northward seeking shelter along the ontario coast where they encountered a winter storm at 1:00 a.m. on november 10. "edmund fitzgerald" reported winds of and waves high. captain paquette of "wilfred sykes" reported that after 1 a.m., he overheard mcsorley say that he had reduced the ship's speed because of the rough conditions. paquette said he was stunned to later hear mcsorley, who was not known for turning aside or slowing down, state that "we're going to try for some lee from isle royale. you're walking away from us anyway ... i can't stay with you."
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