How did the Edmund Fitzgerald—a massive freighter—vanish without a distress call? From rogue waves to structural failure, we break down 6 leading theories behind the ship’s sudden and tragic ...

A version of this article was first published in the Erie Times-News on Nov. 10, 2005, the 30th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior. The SS Edmund Fitzgerald ...

When it made it to port, an inspection discovered metal fractures in its ... N.Y. The 729-foot-long Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Lake Superior in 1975, taking with it its 29-member crew, according ...

Among the most famous wrecks is the Edmund Fitzgerald ... an inspection discovered metal fractures in its hull. The wreck claimed the lives of 28 of its 29 crewman, leaving only Dennis Hale ...

A guitar Gordon Lightfoot used to write "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" sold for $350,000, while other items related to that song went for four- and five-figure prices. A model of the Edmund ...

MICHIGAN (WPBN/WGTU) -- Sunday, November 10, marks the 49th year since the Edmund Fitzgerald sank during a storm on Lake Superior. The largest freighter on the Great Lakes went down about 17 miles ...

WHITEFISH POINT, MI - Forty-nine years ago today, the Edmund Fitzgerald was caught in the grip of a deadly storm on Lake Superior. Investigators would later say the Mighty Fitz’s course had put ...

(WPBN/WGTU) -- Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. And starting next week, you can register for a month-long memorial swim from Lake Superior to Detroit.

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI — To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald in 2025, open water swimmers will have an opportunity to participate in a 17-stage, 411-mile ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – It was Nov. 10, 1975, when an early winter storm complete with hurricane-force winds and dangerously-high waves sunk the SS Edmund Fitzgerald killing all 29 crew on board.