The Loss of the Fitzgerald Ship

People can only guess a few mysteries, these mysteries may only be solved in part; the sinking of SS Edmund Fitzgerald is one of them. When launched in 1958, a cargo ship with a total length of 729 feet and a width of 75 feet was the largest five corner ship. However, on 9th November 1975, the ship began its last voyage. She brought 26,000 tons of iron ore pellets to Detroit, which was very bright, but there was great confusion in her way. The first sign of trouble appeared at 1 AM on November 10 and became popular in the afternoon.

Edmund Fitzgerald was built in 1958; it is 729 feet long and weighs 13,632 tons (Stonehouse 13). This is the largest ship sailing the Great Lakes since 1971 (Stone House 13). Edmund Fitzgerald has a sister ship called Arthur B. Homer, the second largest ship in the Great Lakes (Stonehouse 13). Edmund Fitzgerald has a 7,000 horsepower steam turbine engine that can propel ships at 16 miles per hour (Stonehouse 13). Milwaukee's Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company owns a ship. The crew is 29 crews, the captain, a 3-qualified deck officer, 1 chief engineer, 4 technicians and 20 unauthorized personnel (US Maritime Report). The captain is the owner of the Great Lakes, Ernest Maxorry who was sailing for 44 years. This ship was sailing for years and did not see it until the day of 1975.

On September 11, a 584 ft (178 m) cargo ship, MV Antalina, was one of the ships that left Port Arthur to avoid hurricanes. The ship has 22 crews carrying a batch of petroleum coke. On September 12, the ship's engine broke down and the ship took 90 nautical miles (170 km) from the coast. The crew failed to repair the engine and requested the coastguard to evacuate, but the rescue mission was interrupted as the weather conditions were not within the safety range. The crew was forced to endure the storm but kept in touch with the Coast Guard. The ship was caught in the storm and all 22 crew members were never injured. On September 13, a tugboat was sent to return the ship to the harbor.