The Edmund Fitzgerald is an unsolved mystery that many people still conserve about. Nobody knows how it sank or what happened. The events of that night and what happened to the 729-foot freighter are still a mystery to the world. Many theorize what conditions caused the ship to go down that night. Some theories deal with the weather conditions as well as focusing on equipment malfunctions that took place. Everybody that was on the ship died, which means there were never witnesses to tell people what actually happened which left people searching. Many theorize what conditions caused the ship to go down that night. Although there is no real proof, it is easy to understand which theories are more credible than others. Some people and researchers …show more content…
believe that the ship sank because it was carrying taconite, but all valid data reveal that it is something more than just that. On November 10th, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank 17 miles away from Whitefish bay and became the mystery of the Great Lakes.
However nobody knew or knows why or how it sank. The Fitzgerald was the longest and the fastest ship on the Lakes of that time starting at 729 feet long. November 9th the Fitzgerald started a voyage not knowing it was their last, with 29 passengers on the ship. The next day they battled with 15 foot waves and 60 mph winds (history.com). The Fitzgerald was in touch with the Anderson, making weather reports and keeping the others updated, at 7pm the Fitzgerald reported that they were hit with two huge waves, the last thing heard from the Fitzgerald was “we are holding our own” (Tim Mcall). At about 7:20 pm they were off the radar and out of all sight, nothing else was heard from anybody on that ship(Tim Mcall). There was a song written about the ship and the sinking called the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. This song was written to show the people how bad it hurt many families. Many people didn’t even have to listen to the song because they were already in pain of mourning the loss of their sons and husbands (www.thecurrent.org). Wednesday after the sinking, officials from the marines held a memorial where they rang the actual bell from the Fitzgerald 29 times (John Meyers). The bell now sits at the center of the Great Lakes shipwreck museum, marking the day in history that our own selves still cannot figure out (John Meyers). All the history of the …show more content…
Edmund remains, but so does the mystery. People believed that the taconite being carried on the ship was the reason it sank.
The Fitzgerald carried about 26,116 tons of taconite while it was voyaging the Great Lakes. Taconite is a variety of iron formation found around Lake Superior. Although the taconite carried on the boat could have been a factor of the sinking,it was not the main cause. It is stated that it was not the people problems. Nothing that was brought onto the ship, like taconite as an example, would have been the main factor of the sinking. For the reason with that, the type of storm they were battling the storm was going to defeat the ship either way (Zlati Myer). The Fitzgerald still yet had to get their old and unsteady hatches fixed. This theory is unethical and is not backed up with any valid evidence. Perhaps it is because nobody really knows what happened out there and everybody just wants the feeling of closure, and unboxing a
mystery. Further research reveals that this is a highly credible theory. The Fitzgerald sank due to an overload of water that harmed the already damaged hatches even more, which sent the ship belting down 530 feet in two pieces. The coast guard had stated that they were going to get new hatches that winter due to damage (Garret Ellison). Later studies show that researchers went down and found the ship in two which is believed that in all the chaos it must have broken in half. Another belief is while it was sinking the pressure of the water broke the ship in half. The ship could have broken in half very easily because it was not as sturdy in the inboard profile. The two huge waves that hit them first is what started it all. As soon as the water broke through those hatches it instantly, started flooding and once the crew started to notice what was happening it was already too late. The probable sinking cause is from massive flooding (Garret Ellison). This theory has so much credible evidence, and is the most convincing. As a result, the Fitzgerald did not sink because of the taconite on the ship. However it sank because of the submergence of water that broke the hatches, flooded the ship and put it in two. With the hurricane like weather they were having, there was not any rescuing them in the storm. The Fitzgerald remains the mystery of The Great Lakes, there is still a huge interest because the mystery remains (Tom Farnquist, Mystery endures). With all of this current and past information, it has to be that the ship sank because a rush of water and previously damaged and weak hatches. All the history, theory and conversation still remain, and most importantly, so does the mystery.
The Titanic was the biggest ship ever made in history until the night of April 14, 1912, was a night to remember. It struck an iceberg damaging the bottom of the ship, filling with water, allowing to break in half and the death of 1,500 people. Who is to blame for the death all these people? Edward J.Smith is responsible for the sinking of the Titanic and the death of the 1,500 people.
It was estimated that winds speeds were up to 96mph and waves were 35 feet high during the storm on the tenth. The Edmund Fitzgerald loaded with Iron Ore was headed from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Detroit, Michigan to deliver its freight to Detroit steel mills to be used in the production in cars. However the ship turned toward the safety of Whitefish Bay as the storm approached. The 29 men aboard the Fitzgerald were confident in their safety despite the storm because of the ships reputation as one of the strongest and most competent ships on the Great Lakes. The ship when launched in 1958 set records for carrying the largest loads and making the fastest trips. The ship could carry 25,400 tons of freight. The ships captain Ernest McSorley was one of the most experienced captains in the business, he spent 44 of his previous years sailing on the Great Lakes. As you can tell the Captain, crew, and the ship itself were all held in high regard and none of their conducts were brought into question when evaluating why the ship sank. So why did the ship sink?
"We are all going to die!" That is what 1500 people were thinking when the Titanic was going down, and they were right. The Titanic was the biggest ship in the world at the time. The Titanic hit an iceberg on April 14, 1912, and over 1500 lives were lost to the deep Atlantic. The person responsible was J. Bruce Ismay. Ismay left the ship with woman and children still on board when he could of saved other people, he ultimately decided for the Titanic to only have 20 lifeboats, and Ismay owned the company that made and designed the Titanic and all of its flaws.
There are mysteries which man can only guess at, which may only ever truly be solved in part; the SS Edmund Fitzgerald’s sinking is one of them. At the time it was launched in 1958, the 729-foot long, 75-foot wide freighter was the largest ship to ply the Great Lakes. Although, on November 9, 1975 the ship embarked upon what would become its final voyage. She was carrying 26,000 tons of iron ore pellets and bound for Detroit, and though the day was bright, in her path laid great turbulence. On November 10, at 1:00am, the first signs of trouble appeared, and prevailed into the afternoon. As the waves built, luck was neither with the ship nor the crew. At 7:10 PM, Captain McSorley delivered what was to be his final message "We are holding our own." Ten minutes later, the Fitzgerald could neither be raised by radio, nor detected on radar, and no distress signal was received. With that, the ship and crew of 29 men sank to the bottom of Lake Superior. Several expeditions have been mounted to the wreck and have been the subject of some controversy. There are many theories for how the Fitzgerald found itself hundreds of feet below the water; however none of them have been proven indefinitely. One possible cause of this disaster includes the ship crossing the Superior Shoal, with water as shallow as 22 feet. Additionally, the ship may have suffered a stress fracture and broke apart on the surface. Another possibility is that the ship succumbed to the forces of the Three Sisters, a Lake Superior phenomenon, consisting of massive waves. These current theories are merely conjectures, and since each holds the possibility of being true, it cannot yet be determined which one actually is.
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Most of these theories are very far-fetched or don’t have enough solid evidence to prove anything. However it is an unsolved mystery that some people have wasted their lives on. At this point in time, the idea that they will find the lost colony is difficult to believe historians will ever know what actually happened to Roanoke. If they haven’t found anything yet then will they ever? And if it was really aliens, then will they ever find the missing colonists of the island of
Fitzgerald, of course, was an author, so the reason behind the book being written was that he hoped to gain popularity and earn money, which he successfully accomplished. To Fitzgerald, the novel was a "consciously artistic achievement" and allowed him to achieve his goals of status and revenue, even though the fame came slightly after he might have hoped.
The wreck of 1975 remains the most mysterious and controversial of all shipwreck tales heard around the Great Lakes. The legend of the Edmund Fitzgerald is surpassed in books, and film and media only by that of the Titanic. Its mystery even led Canadian folksinger Gordon Lightfoot to write a ballad about the vessel, “the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” which in turn inspired popular interest in the story and the ship.
...less room to question the evidence in this theory. Unlike many other theories this one seems to be better supported by the evidence of the assassination. So it is shown that this is the best explanation for what really happened in the Kennedy assassination.
But one day the rumors came and everyone was talking about the unsinkable sinking they thought it was fake and so did the newspapers they said that the Titanic never sank that it was just a crazy rumor. But it wasn't a rumor, and when they got the new it was all they talked about for weeks many lost love ones in the disaster of the Titanic. People hoping that their loved ones were alive as the rescue boats were arriving hoping there was a chance of them being alive, but many were let down as the last of the lifeboats came many realized their loved one had
The Edmund Fitzgerald was one of the most famous ships that ever sailed lake Superior. The Fitzgerald was one of the fastest ships that sailed Superior, she often broke her own records and set new ones.The Fitzgerald was the largest freshwater ship in history and was just 140 feet shorter than the Titanic. The Fitzgerald or Fitz ( thats was what the crew called her) was built in 1958. She was put in the water on June 8th 1958. In his book Andrew Kantar says “The Edmund Fitzgerald was named after the wife of the president of the NMI (Northwestern Mutual Insurance). (5). The fitz was the pride of America of the american side (Gordon Lightfoot). The Fitzgerald had a good crew that was with her from 17 years. The crew called the Fitzgerald they’re lives. For the crew there were Captain Ernest Mcsorley, John, James, Michael, George, Edward, Thomas, Russell, Oliver, Frederick, Thomas B, Thomas D, Nolan, Ransom, Bruce, Allen, Gordon, Joseph, Eugene, Karl, John P, Robert, Paul, John S, William, Mark, Ralph, David, Blaine made up the crew.
We have all heard about the Titanic. Either we have watched the romance movie or done our research in a different way. No matter where we get our information from we know the biggest parts of the tragedy. The ship Titanic crashed into an iceberg on a cold April night on the Atlantic Ocean while sailing its first trip. But haven’t you ever wanted to know more details about? Maybe how the people who were on it and survived? How could the situation be prevented? Couldn’t they have saved more people? Well in the book “A Night to Remember” it has details on the Titanic you have probably never thought of knowing. While reading the first chapter some parts really caught my attention. One was when people felt the jolt from the collision with the ice berg people didn’t suspect what tragedy was to come. A girl named Marguerite Frolicher, who was accompanying her father on a business trip, woke up with a jump since she was half asleep she was thinking about ‘little white lake ferries’ landing sloppily which made her laugh and thought to herself “Isn’t it funny…we’re landing!”. They really did...
What are your theories to the disappearance of the colony of Roanoke? What do you think happened? What could have happened to them? It's a real mystery on what has happened to the colony. People have been trying to uncover facts to see exactly what happened to these people. The theory that makes the most sense is that the colonists of Roanoke left that area for a exceptional place to settle in. Was it unsafe to live because of the Native Americans that lived in the area. Maybe it was the lack of resources to survive and they need to find a better place that has the resources for their survival. There was a possibility that they were threatened by the Natives. The question was what really happened. It’s just a conundrum that’s been inexplicable.
Fitzgerald’s disordered and difficult life came to an unfortunate end in 1940 where he died from “an alcohol-induced heart attack” (Lyttelton) at the age of forty-four. He was in the process of writing The Last Tycoon, which he describes as “an escape into a lavish, romantic past that perhaps weill not come again into our time” (Troy), that was later published as an unfinished novel.
b.Fitzgerald chooses to state the obvious on this point even though there are many other significant problems in the story