The Slice
Lighting the Beacon
11/16/2022 | 1m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
This annual event commemorates the 1975 sinking of the freighter USS Edmund Fitzgerald
This annual event commemorates the 1975 sinking of the freighter USS Edmund Fitzgerald and the loss of her 29 crew members.
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The Slice
Lighting the Beacon
11/16/2022 | 1m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
This annual event commemorates the 1975 sinking of the freighter USS Edmund Fitzgerald and the loss of her 29 crew members.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipThe Edmund Fitzgerald is the best known shipwreck on Lake Superior.
She's the most recent to occur with the loss of life.
It is estimated that as many as 10,000 shipwrecks lie at the bottom of all Great Lakes.
The muster is a traditional nautical ceremony of remembrance to honor a lost crewman while at sea and includes the ringing of the ship's bell.
We will now muster the last watch of the Edmund Fitzgerald Oliver J. Sham Paul third assistant engineer, Nolan Church.
Porter Ransom E Candy Watchman Thomas E Edwards Second Assistant Engineer.
Russell G. Haskell Second Assistant Engineer.
George J. Paul Chief Engineer.
Bruce L. Hudson.
Deckhand.
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