Chapter
The Wreck of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald
37:45 - 42:15 (04:30)
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald faced a terrible fate when it sank during a fierce storm in 1975, causing considerable damage and drowning the entire crew. While many of the facts surrounding its sinking may forever remain a mystery, historians and experts have pieced together a theory as to what happened that night.
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Seven sailors from the Annie C. Maguire attempted to use a Lyle gun to communicate with the ship for rescue when it began to collapse, but they ended up searching for help instead.
37:45 - 41:05 (03:20)
Summary
Seven sailors from the Annie C. Maguire attempted to use a Lyle gun to communicate with the ship for rescue when it began to collapse, but they ended up searching for help instead. Meanwhile, the ship continued to fall apart due to the strong ocean waves.
ChapterThe Wreck of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald
Episode58: The Graveyard of the Pacific. Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
PodcastNational Park After Dark
A group of survivors of a shipwreck spent another terrifying night as the ship continued to be torn apart.
41:05 - 42:15 (01:10)
Summary
A group of survivors of a shipwreck spent another terrifying night as the ship continued to be torn apart. The people who decided to climb to the ship's mass were crushed against the rocks and dragged away by the current, resulting in all of them drowning.