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11-10-2013 | 04:57 PM
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IMHO the reason that everyone remembers the EF is that she was the largest ship to ever sink on the Great Lakes. Same reason people remember the Titanic, google shipwrecks of 1912 HMS Titanic was only one of 214 ships lost that yr.
I agree with you that few people ever remember the little guys, they only remember the Biggest and Baddest. The Edmond Fitzgerald was an AWESOME boat.
I think humans have to have some type of reasoning why the things we create can fail against mother nature. We are top of the food chain how can mother nature beat us…
Having worked overseas most of my adult life, I know this.
You play with guns: You get shot
You play with knives: You get cut
You play on the water: You get wet.
Prayers out to all the people who work, play, and have lost their lives on the H20
I agree with you that few people ever remember the little guys, they only remember the Biggest and Baddest. The Edmond Fitzgerald was an AWESOME boat.
I think humans have to have some type of reasoning why the things we create can fail against mother nature. We are top of the food chain how can mother nature beat us…
Having worked overseas most of my adult life, I know this.
You play with guns: You get shot
You play with knives: You get cut
You play on the water: You get wet.
Prayers out to all the people who work, play, and have lost their lives on the H20
11-10-2013 | 05:03 PM
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Are you trying to say we should remember none because there have been many spread out over time . Orrr do you just dislike Lightfoots song . Sorry , trying hard to understand your thought process . I posted what I did because TODAY in 1974 we lost the Fitz and all hands . Never intended to disrespect anyone else lost to the witch of November .
11-10-2013 | 05:09 PM
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11-10-2013 | 05:31 PM
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I am not saying The Carl Bradley sinking was insignificant. Each sinking is a tragedy. All I am saying is that you can insert The Carl Bradley in for the EF and you get the same song.
All very sad that people have and will continue to lose their lives for progress.
All very sad that people have and will continue to lose their lives for progress.
11-10-2013 | 05:37 PM
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I'm a mariner. The general public doesn't have a clue what this industry loses every year. Not just Americans but worldwide. Ships go "missing" on a regular basis. There is an "acceptable" number of ships lost every year. Sad to think about
11-10-2013 | 05:51 PM
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I think the overlooked point may be that without the Lightfoot song no one would have heard about any wreck on any of the great lakes, far fewer then do now that arent directly related. At the very least the song may occasionally inspire people to look into it further and maybe realize the many other tragedies.
god rest there souls . . . all of them
god rest there souls . . . all of them
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11-10-2013 | 06:10 PM
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I think the overlooked point may be that without the Lightfoot song no one would have heard about any wreck on any of the great lakes, far few then do now that arent directly related. At the very least the song may occasionally inspire people to look into it further and maybe realize the many other tragedies.
god rest there souls . . . all of them
god rest there souls . . . all of them
11-10-2013 | 06:14 PM
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And the general public rarely hears about it , why .
11-10-2013 | 06:57 PM
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Website said Big Fitz had no Fathometer it was not required by law they used string/rope off bottom
very surprising even for 1975 tech of the day RIP,,,,,,,,,,,,, Much respect for Greatlake freighters and Mariners...
very surprising even for 1975 tech of the day RIP,,,,,,,,,,,,, Much respect for Greatlake freighters and Mariners...
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