The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
A tribute to the 29 men who died November 10, 1975, aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior. —- Announcer (0:04): An air and sea search is continuing for possible survivors of the Edmund Fitzgerald, a 729 foot ore carrier, which apparently broke apart and sunk last night on Lake Superior. The ship and its 29-man crew vanished in a storm with 80 mile-an-hour winds and wave heights up to 25 feet. All that has been found is an oil slick and some debris. — song begins at 0:17 — Radio Transmission (3:11): “We last had contact with ‘em, the mate had talked to him … at about 10 minutes after 7, 19:10, and he said he was going along fine and no problem.” — Radio Transmission (3:21): “But it looks from the information that we have that it’s, uh, fairly certain that the, uh, Fitzgerald went down.” — Radio Transmission (4:04): “Uh, no, I didn’t have him, uh, visually, I had him on radar; he was, uh, exactly 10 miles ahead of us. I asked him how he was making out with his problems and he said he was holding his own, but I, uh, lost contact after that.” —- Lyrics: The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down of the big lake they called “Gitche Gumee” The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead when the skies of November turn gloomy With a load of iron ore twenty-six thousand tons more than the Edmund Fitzgerald weighed empty, that big ship and true was a bone to be chewed when the Gales of November came early The ship was the pride of the American side coming back …
why doesnt “josephulton” stand up for her remarkable work of art!!!!!!
March 22nd, 2010 at 5:51 am
Fantastic song!
March 22nd, 2010 at 5:51 am
VERY moving tribute. Great editing on this. Great song too.
March 22nd, 2010 at 5:51 am
Sync this video at 3:02 to Amazing Grace from the movie Braveheart, pretty cool if your into that stuff
March 22nd, 2010 at 5:51 am
worlds greatest song writer
March 22nd, 2010 at 5:51 am
How is this in any way related to the song? Please take your foul language elsewhere. Thank you.
March 22nd, 2010 at 5:51 am
I clearly remember this. I was a Junior in High School when she disappeared, raised next to a steel town on Lake Erie.
March 22nd, 2010 at 5:51 am
That gave me goosebumps
March 22nd, 2010 at 5:51 am
Awesome. I moved to Duluth 8 years ago from NYC. All I can say is yikes!
March 22nd, 2010 at 5:51 am
Fantastic vid. thanks for posting, I remember that day and the news cast. R.I.P. all mates.
March 22nd, 2010 at 5:51 am
WOW, this is awesome! I was thrilled to see the historical footage.
March 22nd, 2010 at 5:51 am
GODSPEED ALL ALL 29 MEN
March 22nd, 2010 at 5:51 am
Since the mines will be there for a while, why dont they just lay rail to the warfs? Both the mesabi range in Minnesota, and the empire and tilden mines in Michigan(YEAH!!) have rail running to the ore dock. Muck cheaper than truck per ton, with the lakers being much less expensive than rail.
March 22nd, 2010 at 5:51 am
in my state Minnesota at split rock light house theres a tribute to the sailors who died on 11/10/75 and every one else who died in this lake. Also they light the light house
March 22nd, 2010 at 5:51 am
I cart IRON ORE from the mines to the WHARFS in WESTERN AUSTRAILA.. VIA ROADTRAIN TRUCKS!!!
I just very intesrested in the history of this beautiful vessel
March 22nd, 2010 at 5:51 am
There is only one hero, Jesus Christ, and there will never be another.
He had the power to lay down His life, and He had power to take it up again.
This He did for all.
Men do NOT have power to lay down their life at will, and they have absolutely no power to take it up again!
March 22nd, 2010 at 5:51 am
One of those songs that stuck with me.
March 22nd, 2010 at 5:51 am
wow dude reall funny im sure eveyone is laughin,,,,grow the fuck up
March 22nd, 2010 at 5:51 am