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The Wreck of the Edmund FitzgeraldLake Superior - Canadian Side1975-11-10 |
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The SS Edmund Fitzgerald went down in stormy waters approximately 17 miles from entering Whitefish Bay on Lake Superior. The freighter, carrying iron ore to a mill near Detroit never sent out a distress signal and all 29 souls aboard were lost. |
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