It’s been 50 years since the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. The Fitzgerald sank on the evening of Nov. 10, 1975 during a particularly rough storm on Lake Superior. There are no survivors or ...

In this video, we investigate the final voyage of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, from her struggle through a brutal Lake Superior storm to the moment she vanished from radar. Using wreck surveys, design ...

A life ring and a plank from the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald’s Lifeboat 1 will be auctioned at Detroit’s DuMouchelles this month.

The Edmund Fitzgerald still sits at the bottom of Lake Superior, submerged in 535 feet of water, about 17 miles ...

This week marks 50 years since the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank while crossing Lake Superior. The shipwreck, which killed all 29 men aboard, became the most well-known wreck to ever occur on the Great ...

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Captain Ernest McSorley and his crew were fighting for their lives in a battle against the "Witch of November" when his final words went out over the radio. “We are holding our own." Less than 15 ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - November marks the anniversary of the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, one of the largest ships to ever sail the Great Lakes. Throughout its career, it earned nicknames like ...

The gales of November are upon us. On this day, 50 years ago, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior during a storm. All 29 crew members drowned. The sinking of the Fitzgerald remains one of ...

This week marks 50 years since the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank while crossing Lake Superior. The shipwreck, which killed all 29 men aboard, became the most well-known wreck to ever occur on the Great ...

MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP/WJW) — Spend enough time along the shores of Lake Superior and it won’t be long before there’s some reminder of what happened “when the gales of November came early.” The ...

You might know the name of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald tragedy from the annals of history, the hit song from 1976, or, most recently, on the hit show, "Severance." Neda Ulaby, a reporter for NPR's arts ...