tyler524 Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 Just thought I would say that today is the 35th Anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. 29 men lost their lives in that ship wreck.http://www.ssefo.com/Above all, remember Fitzgerald's victims this 35th AnniversaryAs I sit and think of the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald this cool and windy November evening, I think of what it is really all about. Why has the sinking become such a fascination of so many people? Surely the mystery has contributed to this, but for me, the stories of the twenty-nine men lost on the Edmund Fitzgerald tell an even greater story: the value of family. A ship was not the only loss in 1975. Twenty-nine families mourned the loss of a loved one, and the memories of their loved ones will never be forgotten.The Edmund Fitzgerald sank thirty-five years ago on November 10, 1975. All hands were lost, and no one to this day knows definitively what caused the sinking of the Fitzgerald. Was the cause a shoal? Did the cargo shift? While dozens of theories exist, many times one just as plausible as the other, on this thirtieth anniversary what is more important than any answer to our questions are the legacies of the twenty-nine men on board.They were fathers, they were brothers, and they were sons. They had a family like all of us, and like everyone who loses a loved one, the pain of their friends and families was quite real. On November 11, 1975, twenty-nine families woke up with fear and anger, questioning "why me?" They would never again see their father, their brother, or their son. Never again would the Christmas ham be carved by "Daddy." Never again would there be a Thanksgiving with your brother, or a birthday to celebrate with your son.The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald took with it more than just a ship, it took with it twenty-nine men who were loved, admired, and that will never be forgotten. As you remember the Edmund Fitzgerald, think less of the loss of a ship, and more of the loss of a brave crew. May the legend of twenty-nine men live on... Tim McCallS.S. Edmund Fitzgerald Online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpzmLjKuz1U Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obesityrules Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhelCI4iXwQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler524 Posted November 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 The original song by Gordon Lightfoothttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0DqPSF2fyo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disclaimer Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 I wasn't a fan of the original... hence the Rheostatics...that's the best version I've heard so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmh_sprint Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 Good post Tyler. This is one of those moments in my life on the same level as the Challenger explosion, 9/11, etc. We had close family friends that knew Capt. McSorley and have a company flag off of the Fitzgerald. Boat watching has always been a big hobby of mine having grown up on the east side of Toledo and spending alot of my youth watching the shipping traffic around Saulte Ste. Marie, Michigan. I still have all the news paper clipping from the Toledo Blade. If you ever go to the UP go to the museum ship Valley Camp in Saulte Ste. Marie. They have one of the life boats from the Fitz, the amount of damage from the waves is incredible. There is also a good display at the Great Lakes museum at Whitefish Point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conn-e-rot Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 My grandfather was on the Anderson which was following the Fitzgerald when she sank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmh_sprint Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 My grandfather was on the Anderson which was following the Fitzgerald when she sankwow. I bet he has some stories to tell. It's still a hard job today but that was an ass kicker working on the boats back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmh_sprint Posted November 10, 2010 Report Share Posted November 10, 2010 YouTube - Rheostatics - Wreck of the Edmund FitzgeraldWOW.....to each their own but that has to be one of the worst things I've ever heard. Give me the master of the Canadian Tuxedo version any day over that steaming pile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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