Great Lakes ship Edmund Fitzgerald, a 222 m long iron ore carrier out of Superior, Wisconsin, breaks in two and sinks off Whitefish Point west of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, after battling 7.5 m waves and record 125 km/h winds during a November gale on Lake Superior; 29 crew members drown.
Gordon Lightfoot tells the story best:
A very olde favourite of mine. I can still sing every word. Love this post and Gordon Lightfoot, Little Red Hen :)
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