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[stagetch]

Today, November 10, is the thirty second anniversary of the wreck and sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, which was part of the American fresh water fleet. The ship sank in Lake Superior, during a firce storm. The ship, at the time of its demise, was being guided by the Arthur Anderson because the storm had claimed the Fitzgeriald's radar tower.

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[_magicsocks]

We went to see Gordon Lightfoot in concert this past summer and when he sang that song I don't think there was hardly a dry eye in audience.

[stagetch]

This is perhaps the darkest day in Minnesota history. In retrospect, the U. S. coast Guard never should have let the Fitzgerald leave Duluth harbour, but at the time, the storm didn't look that bad. Ironicly, the Arthur Anderson left the harbour at Two Harbors, Minnesota, about 70 miles to the north later in the day. The Fitzgerald met up with the Anderson, and the two vessels deceided to go together up to the Soo Locks because the weather wasn't that good. Because the Fitzgerald lost its radar, one can only wonder what it would have been like on the Lake for them without the Anderson's guidance.

The Fitzgerald is at rest in Lake Superior, aproximatly 17 miles southwest of White Fish Bay, Michigan in about 525 feet of water. The ship is in two pieces, with the bow sitting upright and the stern upside down about 175-200 feet away. It must have sunk very rapidly.

[_magicsocks]

That is so sad. :(