Sailors through the years recalled the ship and its crew and where they were working during the gale of Nov. 10, 1975.

When it launched from the Great Lakes Engineering Works in River Rouge, Michigan, in 1958, the Edmund Fitzgerald was the largest ship in the Great Lakes. For roughly a year, the 729-foot vessel was ...

Fifty years ago on Nov. 10, 1975, the 729-foot lake freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank during a severe gale in Lake Superior. All 29 crewmembers were lost. It was the largest ship ever to sink in the ...

Sans Gordon Lightfoot and his song "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," the Mighty Fitz would likely have disappeared from ...

The catastrophic weather event, known as the “White Hurricane,” struck the Great Lakes between November 7-11, 1913, bringing ...

To understand what sunk the Edmund Fitzgerald, it’s important to break the sinking down into its components: the slow loss of ...

Compared to its direct US equivalent, the F7F Tigercat, which also failed to see meaningful service during the war, the Ki-83 ...

The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald remains a pivotal moment in maritime history, prompting significant safety advancements ...

Powerful storms, intense winds, arctic air and even bursts of warmth all play a role in creating the tumbler of weather the ...

The S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald was considered the largest and fastest Great Lakes ship. It set multiple records for the largest ...

A massive freighter carrying thousands of tons of iron ore disappeared in Lake Superior, setting shipping on a new course ...

Reflecting on the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald sinking, the Butler County Sheriff's Office honors the 29 lives lost in 1975.