Why? More: What you should know about the Edmund Fitzgerald, the Milwaukee-linked ship that sank and inspired a classic Gordon Lightfoot song More: Gordon Lightfoot on the Edmund Fitzgerald wreck ...

So I prayed," said Hale. The 729-foot-long Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Lake Superior in 1975, taking with it its 29-member crew, according to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum. The disaster spurred ...

The storm’s ferocity left about 40 ships sunk or stranded and it's estimated more than 275 lives were lost. The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald marked a major turning point in the shipping ...

Today it’s what weather forecasters call a “bomb cyclone.” The storm’s ferocity left about 40 ships sunk or stranded and it's estimated more than 275 lives were lost. The sinking of the Edmund ...