On this day in 1975, the "Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald" occurred...
On this day in 1975, the "Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald" occurred...
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Follow the Edmund Fitzgerald's doomed journey in 1975
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RE: On this day in 1975, the "Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald" occurred...
I had seen both the Fitz and the Cort (largest ship on the lakes) lock through on a visit the summer of '74.
Most people don't realize how rough the weather on the lakes can get. The waves are much closer together than out on the ocean. 25' seas are almost like triangles with sharp points at top and bottom.
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RE: On this day in 1975, the "Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald" occurred...
Saw the James R. Barker http://www.boatnerd.com/pictures/fleet/jamesrbarke... go through the Soo locks.
The memorial museum at White Fish Point really touches the soul.
RE: On this day in 1975, the "Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald" occurred...
"As a comparison of unloading rates, Interlake's first bulk carrier, the 242’loa wooden steamer the V.H. Ketchum, built in 1874 at Marine City, Mich. and brought into the fleet in 1883, had a load capacity of 1700 tons of ore which took nearly twelve days to unload by wheel barrow."
That's when men were men, can you imagine unloading a ship full of taconite by wheel barrow?
Even though I have summered in the eastern end of the North Channel of Lake Huron for over 60 years, I have never been to Sault Ste. Marie only 170 miles away. Once I retire I will definitely take some time to visit. I would like to circumnavigate (by car) lake Superior.
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RE: On this day in 1975, the "Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald" occurred...
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RE: On this day in 1975, the "Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald" occurred...
Thanks, dik, I didn't have to :)
The problem with sloppy work is that the supply FAR EXCEEDS the demand
RE: On this day in 1975, the "Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald" occurred...
Dik
RE: On this day in 1975, the "Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald" occurred...
John R. Baker, P.E. (ret)
EX-Product 'Evangelist'
Irvine, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
The secret of life is not finding someone to live with
It's finding someone you can't live without