SS Edmund Fitzgerald

1975160 mFreighter

LocationLake Superior

Year1975

Depth160 m

Size13,632 GRT

TypeFreighter

About SS Edmund Fitzgerald

The largest ship on the Great Lakes. Sank in a storm with all 29 crew. No distress signal was ever sent. Gordon Lightfoot wrote the famous song. The exact cause remains a mystery - possibly a rogue wave.

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