I didn't know they had determined exactly what happened.  Last I heard that
was only one of the theories; another being that the boat nosed into a wave
and loose hatch covers filled with water, causing loss of buoyancy.  There
was a Discovery or History Channel show on the 'Fitz' not too long ago.
Most interesting.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Tom of Bunyon [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 9:33 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] The Edmund Fitzgerald


I actually remember that as a kid - whole Ore freighter just vanished
without a trace in a great-lakes storm. Turned out to be a combination of
cold water brittleness, and the fully loaded freighter being cantilevered
between two giant waves. Snapped in two, went down in minutes.

"Jim Phillips" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message
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> As a side note, if anyone is interested in the true story behind GORDON
(not
> Godon!) Lightfoot's song, please see:
>
> http://www.msu.edu/bell/index.html
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