DULUTH, Minn. (FOX 9) - In this news documentary, you will hear from the few people who have seen the Edmund Fitzgerald since the ship sank in Lake Superior 50 years ago. As historians and experts continue to debate why the ship sank, the answers could still be found in the wreckage … but there likely will never be another dive.

Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald

The backstory:

The Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975. The 729-foot ship carried taconite from Minnesota to Ohio for nearly twenty years before disappearing during a storm. The U.S. Coast Guard’s investigation concluded the ship took on water because of ineffective hatch closures and was taken down by a large wave but did not determine when or how the ship broke apart. Five expeditions to the bottom of Lak

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