Nautical Mysteries of Canada's Great Lakes

A compilation of some of the nautical mysteries of Canada's Great Lakes.
00:00 - Introduction
01:43 - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
08:33 - The Mystery of Le Griffon
18:29 - The Sinking of the Scourge and the Hamilton
23:47 - The SS Kamloops and the Ghost of Old Whitey
29:44 - The SS Bannockburn: The Flying Dutchman of the Great Lakes
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[@brandontanis388]

My dad remembered waving to the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald in the Soo Locks on their outbound voyage.

[@jakeroark6718]

That must have been one heck of a memory after learning the edmond never made it back. it's just unreal to think about even now. and for your dad forever being tied to that famous wreck how many times has that song play.godbless stay safe

[@brandontanis388]

@@jakeroark6718 the mind blowing thing for him was he didn't know about the wreck until I was a teenager listening to the song and he remembered seeing the boat and asked for the year it went down.

[@jakeroark6718]

@@brandontanis388 yeah that big ship would have caught everyone's attention up and down the great lakes. Well your Dad has some memories of a great part of North American history.

[@harrymills2770]

The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down of the great lake they call "Gitchey Goomey." Superior, they say, never gives up her dead when the winds of November come early!

[@theomegaconcern9564]

"Superior it's said never gives up her dead"

[@bilbobaggins5962]

dork

[@qwopiretyu]

Sun down, you better take care, there's a lotta dead bodies in the lake over there!

[@Jose_Hunters_EWF_Remixes]

Sometimes I think it's a sin When I feel like I'm winning then I find I can't swim

[@Akren905]

Ive heard sailors on boats in the welland canal yell this to us while we fished by lake ontario.

[@generaleerelativity9524]

@@Akren905 I think you misheard them telling you to _go down when nobody's there, as soon as you take down your underwear_ 😁

[@earthelucidator]

@@Jose_Hunters_EWF_Remixes l

[@earthelucidator]

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[@thedirty530]

I never knew that about the christening of the Fitzgerald... You got my Sub in 3 minutes flat! I can tell I'm going to really enjoy your channel!

[@katmack4215]

Ooo..your lucky! Hours of binge-worthy content comin your way 😉 enjoy 👍

[@ericromano4028]

I have no doubt at all that Ol' Whitey's movement would have been caused by currents, probably caused by the divers themselves, but that doesn't matter. If I go diving around in a shipwreck and an actual corpse starts following me around, my body's going to join him when my heart gives out.

[@FinnMiaBelle]

Eric Romano there are legends, specifically with SAR (search & rescue) regarding recovery missions for bodies. Apparently, this is a very common thing to happen. The premise is what you suggest, that the divers whip up the debris & corpse when they are dragging the lake floor, and it causes the body to drift towards the search team members, but of course, some believe there is more to it than that; that there’s a paranormal element to it. Well never really know I guess, but it’s interesting nonetheless.

[@Vercingetorix.Fantasia]

@@FinnMiaBelle sheesh,.frightening

[@dannymccarty6680]

If I’m poking around in a sunken ship and a corpse starts moving towards me, I’m outta there quicker than a cat can lick its ass. Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!

[@terenceflanagan1225]

If he goosed me im pissing in YOUR wetsuit!

[@katmack4215]

Love this channel 😁 thanks for entertaining me for hours!!

[@HammersonPeters]

Thanks for watching!

[@Ponchoman07]

Two corrections to this video: 1. Probably everyone caught the fact that the St Marys River connects Lake Huron with Lake Superior, not Erie. 2. Fewer people probably caught that Grand Marais, Michigan is not at the western end of Lake Superior. However, I’m guessing that Hammerson Peters meant to say that part of a cork life preserver washed up in Grand Marais, Minnesota.

[@browniepudding8315]

I’m thinking next to no one caught either but you

[@bradleylofchik9035]

And also that the Hamilton and the scourge t are off port delouise not Burlington

[@khaccanhle1930]

I lived in MN for many years and visited Superior many times. I was always amazed at how wide it was, extending over the horizon like an ocean, but still was a freshwater body. I swam in it once in July, unbelievable how cold it was.

[@jquest43]

Look at the video Lake Superior monster pressie Randy braun

[@greggeverman5578]

Even in July!

[@Ponchoman07]

@ Khac I swam in Lake Superior for the first time in August, many years ago, which is the month when the Great Lakes achieve their warmest temps for swimming, generally. I was shocked at how cold the water was - exactly like diving into a tub of ice water.

[@t95kush27]

I regularly do the polar bear swim in february, just a bit colder then 😂

[@MM-wr5cx]

My father worked on the lakes on an iron ship, i couldn't do it i think it takes a certain kind of person to work this type of job very cold nasty and you're right on the water for months the company is no longer, i think of my dad stephen mann when i hear that eerie tune ....

[@paveldatsyuk7175]

Crazy how many wrecks there are. We still hear of captains finding new ones or rediscovering around whitefish bay and northern mich n Huron

[@tracytaylor7135]

This should be shown in classrooms at school. Excellent presentation.

[@nebulahawk5895]

I don't spook easy but the description of a preserved corpse floating towards me gives me goosebumps. Somehow that's scarier to me than a walking corpse, possibly due to the ambiguity. Is it dead? Is it alive? You don't know, but it's drifting towards you

[@rohanthandi4903]

Ok coward 🤣

[@danny1983ish]

Didn't know there was two

[@petej8556]

"Not within Earthly hailing distance". That's a good line!

[@celowski6296]

We here in Michigan have many maritime museums. I suggest that you put seeing White Fish Point in the Upper Peninsula and the Great Lakes Maritime Museum here in Alpena on your "bucket list"... This is one of the better vids I've seen. Thank you for your history lesson... Amazing the history here in these waters..

[@scottcaldwell7480]

I went to Whitefish Point in October. Very interesting place.

[@norml.hugh-mann]

Funny that a State so far from the ocean has a nautical history at all

[@generaleerelativity9524]

@@norml.hugh-mann funny how? Like the Great Lakes are here to amuse you funny? How TF is a nautical museum next to a lake funny?

[@norml.hugh-mann]

@@generaleerelativity9524 funny in that its peculiar. Its just amazing that an area that many would consider pretty far from the oceans is navigable to ships so massive through humanities ingenuity. Having never seen the Great Lakes and always living a pretty good hop away from them I've lived my younger years imagining the Great Lakes as just larger versions of the man made reservoirs common in the southern US. It wasnt until I got into the industry did I learn how the Great Lakes were more inland seas than Lakes. I did not know there was ocean access to the great lakes until then either. So yeah, its kinda funny in that I would never have expected to find that kinda place there. I think however you just troll the net looking to anomalously find things in peoples comments that perhaps remind you of things you've said or did that bullies attacked you for. That's not why they attacked you though, they attacked you because your weak and cowardly where they are just cowardly... Physically strong cowards attack weaker cowards. Its why standing up to bullies is so effective They only go after the weak.

[@generaleerelativity9524]

@@norml.hugh-mann oh, cry me a river skippy. If you can take a 🍆, you can take a joke.

[@marcellepesek3038]

I really enjoyed this video! So informative, well narrated (also pronouncing foreign names accurately), and informative. Lakes can be just as dangerous as the ocean, it saddens me to hear of all these lost ships, and wish their crews to rest in peace. Maybe the S.S. Bannockburn will be found one day soon. We ought to respect all these vessels as the graves of the sailors who bravely sailed in them.

[@rickcharlespersonal]

Grew up on Superior, love seeing videos about the nautical tragedies on these lakes pop up on my feed. Every story is haunting.

[@bionicman6969]

Once the 'Great Inland Oceans' take your soul you are theirs forever, alive or dead. Love your work.

[@jquest43]

Bullshit

[@lessbeef1980]

Their some of the most beautiful things on this earth, and at least Lake Michigan at least really eats people they almost never find bodies

[@notmyworld44]

I subscribed. This was excellent in every way, and my attention is not easily captured!

[@HammersonPeters]

Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@Paul-ou1rx]

I had no idea planes flying overhead could find ships in 500 feet of water with metal detectors. Maybe the cargo of iron helped?

[@khaccanhle1930]

Magnetic anomaly detector - MAD. Which is common on maritime surveillance craft of most Navies of the wold. MAD is used to detect submarines, so finding a ship full of iron ore would be no problem.

[@eds6755]

@@khaccanhle1930 A commenter with useful information, Wow!

[@reggielavoie5260]

Can get imagery from space of the lake beds,if if there is something big enough to pick up or till it gets better im sure all the wrecks will be found.

[@Crashed131963]

A thing they learnt when tracking Russian Subs in the cold war.

[@fransiscozip1459]

You can also measure the mass . mass anomaly detector ...also the navy....in limestone black metal ore can be detected...no magenetic required

[@DLee1923]

💕 Very interesting ! Thank you !! 👍🏼🙋🏻‍♀️

[@HammersonPeters]

Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@lordkitchener967]

I’m glad to hear a Canadian accent, you don’t hear it much in B.C., sounds more American here.

[@wjumeau]

Always like a little bit of Hammerson Peters 🤩🤩🤩

[@sheenydonut]

I've seen orbs of light skipping across the water of lake Ontario as if it was sideways lightning, but on the surface of the water. I was a kid staying out late with my friends in the early 2000's. I'll never forget it.

[@tiberiu_nicolae]

Do you think it could've been light from a city on the other side transmitted by armospheric distortion (Fata Morgana)? Actually if you go on the Fata Morgana's page on wiki there's a section on Lake Ontario which is famous for it.

[@mikebond6060]

Interesting

[@GateKeeper36]

In Thailand tourists come to see fire orbs shoot out of the ocean. It only happens once a year and it's called the Naga Fire Balls. You can see the fire obs on KZbin cause people film it and it's a long experience, at least over 10 or more fire orbs shoot out. Sometimes more than just 1.

[@renatacantore-gross8842]

Thank you for your Exquisitely detailed video. May God rest the souls of these Mariners.

[@stefanschleps8758]

Most excellent. Do continue please.

[@randallg961]

Hard to believe the replacement bell has been down with the ship longer than the original bell was that they recovered in 1995.

[@erictaylor5462]

When I was a kid I met a guy who had been crossing a flooded street with a friend. His friend was a bit behind him but they were talking to each other. When his friend didn't respond he turned around and his friend was gone, His friend could not have gotten out of the street in that time so he turned back and nearly stepped into an open man hole. The flood water had blown the cover off and his friend had fallen in. He said it was very weird, because his friend was there one second and gone the next. His body was never recovered. The storm drains went directly into the Bay, just a couple of miles away. I imagine the crew of that other ship felt the same way about EF.

[@bobvoorhees4698]

Good story

[@greggeverman5578]

Haunting.

[@desperatelyseekingrealnews]

I turned around and there he was, gone

[@hanginlaundry360]

😱 Horrors!!!! A cautionary tale about floodwaters!

[@67marlins81]

This is excellent, thanks for posting.

[@gettingold59]

very good video as I enjoyed the presentation and factual aspects of it. keep up the good work

[@gregbrockway4452]

Truly fascinating video, thank you. It’s apparent that you do considerable research for your subjects and for that I commend you. Really glad that KZbin suggested your channel, you have a new sub.

[@shindari]

"Remember, Remember, the Witch of November..."

[@marktefft3431]

Fascinating stuff! well put together!

[@Pro1er]

In addition to the ship's bell being removed from the Edmond Fitzgerald, one of the anchors was also removed and is display at Detroit's Belle Isle in the Detroit river.

[@liamh.864]

That is a different anchor that the ship lost a few weeks before in the Detroit river

[@Invader-bu9bu]

This is a anchor that was in ship yard waiting replacement bc think about the strength of the anchors and chains

[@Pro1er]

​@@Invader-bu9bu The anchor was ripped off of the ship when it was docked in the Detroit river in 1974. In 1992 it was recovered from the river and is currently on display at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan. If you live anywhere near the area, I would say the the Dossin Great Lakes Museum is a must see, it is rather small, but very nice.

[@yasmanjack]

Your a great story teller. Looking forward to more videos like this one. Thanks

[@cseguin]

Bravo-bravo . . . well done . . . thanks for putting this together and sharing.

[@Ponchoman07]

Great video HP, thank you

[@HammersonPeters]

Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@livescript4462]

Loved this so much. Thank you!!

[@HammersonPeters]

Thanks for watching!

[@carlospena6217]

Excellent video. Very well documented

[@ronaldmccomb8301]

I love the varied history of my state Michigan. Great video!

[@r.e.bieron1041]

I really enjoyed this video, thank you for making it. Also, there is a local restaurant chain in Western New York called Griffon Gastropub. It's flagship location is in Niagara Falls.

[@BinroWasRight]

Masterful work as always!!!

[@GreenMntMoto]

They rang the bell 30 times recently for Lightfoots passing - RIP Gordon you were an inspiration and Canadian legend

[@1stpogo]

I lived in Burlington Ontario most of my life and have never heard of any ghost sailing ships being seen on the lake. I do know that in Hamilton Ontario are the graves of the sailors from these ships in a small graveyard not far from the lake.

[@stevewixom9311]

Pretty darn good. I really enjoyed this.

[@paveldatsyuk7175]

The wreck of the fitz is a huge part of our towns history. If I had to quess I’d say it was s a set of huge waves since the censors near by have shown big ones before

[@mrjolieguy8673]

Third time watching this video I just love the variety of tales from unknown to me, Canada 👍👏🏼👏🏼😉👌🏼✌🏼

[@HammersonPeters]

Thanks for watching! I'm so glad you enjoy them.

[@jimiplayscobo5877]

Hey Great video well done!!! I lived around the Great Lakes most of my life in Canada and found this to be really interesting Thanks :) Peace

[@David-wg5ft]

Thank you for this infomative video! Your videos are great!

[@HammersonPeters]

Thanks for watching! I'm glad you liked it.

[@carljosephfriedrich8919]

Interesting video, with great material. Your presentation is compelling, without being unnaturally "affected" or intense. Good job!

[@HammersonPeters]

Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@Dream-qy9ir]

Dope video.. Kankakee, IL

[@tomsmith1545]

Well done! Enjoyed this. Point Breeze, NY ....

[@Mjg503]

Hello from Highland on the Lake NY.

[@jz4697]

Been listening to a lot of Lightfoot lately. Funny that I found this today

[@joycebowen8958]

Wonderful video.so interesting really enjoyed the rich history and superb narration.thank you I learned a lot.

[@HammersonPeters]

Thanks for watching! I'm glad you liked it.

[@lunamaria1048]

This was very fascinating! I clicked on it with doubt, but wow! I'm glad I found and subbed your channel!

[@HammersonPeters]

Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@Worldtraveler75]

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[@Marilyns888]

Wow, that was super interesting.

[@sergio_grez]

Man, you should be on Spotify!

[@notapplicable6611]

Good stuff Thanks!

[@waderaney7]

Good presentation on these issues 😀

[@mooiwiele]

Splendid presentation!

[@vanillagorilla8236]

The Bermuda Triangle ain't even in the same ballpark, but all you hear is how many ship and aircraft that have gone missing. Also a lot of strange missing people cases have occurred along the coast at least on the u.s. side.

[@joncrane7661]

@Kuuryo I think the fitz was hit by rouge waves around the thirty to thirty five foot range. Where he got ten foot i have no idea.

[@wirelessone2986]

You are an outstanding narrator,much better than some that has 100,000 of thousands of subscribers on you tube!

[@connorsmotorcycleroadtrips8085]

Awesome video! I really enjoyed this one :)

[@HammersonPeters]

Thanks for watching!

[@darenlausterer1214]

Very interesting, thanks 👍

[@sarasmr4278]

Added to the list of things I didn't know could kill me: being splashed with cold water

[@Free_Krazy]

Going into shock is more likely but still, water can be dangerous. Hypothermia can kill quick, and even on the lakes waves can get pretty big, i grew up beside Lake Ontario and there was this typical metal railing running beside the shore about 8 feet up and the entire thing was apparently pushed inwards from waves hitting it, those must have been some scary waves....

[@khaccanhle1930]

Jump into an ice filled lake and you will soon realize how the shock could kill you. It's unbelievable.

[@reggielavoie5260]

Fell into water a couple times 20 years apart,first time as a teen late October. Took my breath away, lucky i was in shallow water and my head stayed above.2nd time late Nov with a thin sheen of ice on it, went right under with all my winter cloths on.

[@VintageVera]

@@reggielavoie5260 stay away from the water!

[@fransiscozip1459]

There is a wet splash reflex . if itz a suprise just a big glass of cold water will do...you kinda hiccup..airway constricts..heart kinda skips a beat...you blink..i never canoe but i dip my head in a few times...it prollyvis alot like going into shock.

[@george2jz545]

Love you guys! and your background beats! 😋 I listen every night when I go to sleep is anyone trying to find some treasure? I’m being called by higher beings lol

[@2.7petabytes]

I just came across your channel today. Excellent content and history! You’ve got a new subscriber!

[@HammersonPeters]

I'm so glad you enjoy my videos! Thanks for watching.

[@2.7petabytes]

Hammerson Peters I see a binge coming on! Many thanks!

[@glennwebster1675]

Great presentation Thanks.

[@HammersonPeters]

Thanks for watching!

[@HammersonPeters]

Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video and would like to help support this channel, please check out my books, which you can find, along with other Canadian products, on the website PinesAndMaples.ca.

[@Cuban20]

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[@HammersonPeters]

@@Cuban20 That's great to hear! What's your blog?

[@Cuban20]

@@HammersonPeters Adventures of a Mage in Miami (miamimagus.wordpress.com) it's a blog on the Paranormal, Paganism, and Magic.

[@zekepeters6561]

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[@Free_Krazy]

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[@bobk9879]

Really great presentation, well narrated and very interesting. Well done and thanks. New sub. Best wishes from England.

[@HammersonPeters]

Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@BonnieLiz-hy9vs]

Fort George, NotL, Ontario: somehow, my friend & his brother were alone on a summer night, decades ago. Brash & in their 20s they thought just sneaking in was cool. As they sat on a hill, quietly contemplating the gravitas of where they were, they heard something that made them run for their lives. Paul told me that it was as If a thousand men had surrounded the hill below them. The brothers had felt a breeze then heard a massive OHM, a low, bass & baritone chorus of a thousand men sang a low, loud, lament that terrified the two. They looked at each other, each wide-eyed with fear & confirming something even worse - they'd both heard the same thing. Wow. What a story, eh?

[@theodoremartin6153]

Very professional Mr. Peters. Good luck to you . Very talented .

[@HammersonPeters]

Thank you very much! I'm glad you liked the video.

[@speeddeamon188]

when i took MY NTSB class for nuclear certification . The NTSB's official conclusion was that the hatches were not maintained causing more water to come into the ship, than its pumps could pump out.

[@edgewyze7352]

Very interesting

[@PhilORourke]

excellent series

[@hotbam37]

Isn't there a famous shipwreck during the civil war (possibly another war) in the great lakes? One where lots of gold was lost in the wreck and people still look for it today?

[@whitefordpipeshandmadebymi7238]

“Jesuit missionary “ haha awsome! Not too many people know about that! Take care! EXCELLENT!!! Presentation btw ! Peace ✌️ from Welland Ontario Canada 🇨🇦

[@OfficialKoharu]

Not your lakes

[@cynthiamayfield861]

Very good. Job

[@zacharymartin6778]

tuning in from sault ste. marie, we say that the gitche gumee monster got the fitzgerald:)

[@baggypantstoo]

Juast in the middle of reading Your book on the Nahanni Valley , excellent

[@HammersonPeters]

Thanks so much for your patronage! I'm glad you're enjoying the book.

[@Darkside-sj3mo]

As an American, this title doesn't bother me one bit as all of these sank in Canadian waters. We share them and if ya don't like it, too bad. One exception may be le Griffon, as she may be in lake michigan.

[@simflyr1957]

It's strange the the Great Lakes are the International Border. I live on the shore of a port in N.E. Ohio and see Lake Erie as U.S. since I was born in Erie, PA it would seem to me my lake is U.S. Then there is Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry who was a hero in the war of 1812 and battle of Lake Erie (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Hazard_Perry). I am also a SCUBA diver and even though I have dived many wrecks in Canadian waters from U.S. most have been from U.S. charters The biggest mystery of lake Erie is the loss of the Bessemer & Marquette II. My father retired from the Pittsburgh & Conneaut Dock Co. and the boats did American products Iron and Coal. All that being said when I go to "the falls" I always stay on the Canadian side. I used to drift dive the Niagara river above the falls from a Canadian charter. So we share the lakes. The title would be more appropriate without the "Canadian". .

[@kerriwilson7732]

Canadian Great Lakes is a reasonable way to describe the portion under Canadian jurisdiction. We also say Canadian prairies, Canadian West, etc. I'm surprised that would be contentious.

[@HammersonPeters]

My thoughts exactly.

[@kerriwilson7732]

@@HammersonPeters so is it hard for many people to grasp the intended meaning? Or just dense people that comment?

[@joncrane7661]

@@kerriwilson7732 well.......they are Canucks.....

[@greggeverman5578]

I always love hearing about the Edmund Fitzgerald. A prayer for those souls!

[@emperial4421]

Very strange basically every town in Illinois is named after alot of these ppl especially Algonquin and Lamont, Lasalle.

[@r.e.bieron1041]

Same in the Buffalo-Niagara region of New York

[@r.e.bieron1041]

@Dr. M. H. My mom grabbed my shirt when I was little. As an adult, I just watch from a distance

[@charlessmart7640]

An excellent video! In addition to the causes of the War of 1812 mentioned, some sources mention that Napoleon had given the US the impression that he was adopting policies more to the liking of the US. In reality he had not changed these policies, or rescinded the Orders of Empire. Fooled by Napoleon, the United States declared war on Great Britain.

[@lsswappedcessna]

On the sinking of the Fitzgerald, these old lake freighters loved to split in half under the right circumstances. Happened to both the Carl D. Bradley and Daniel J. Morrell, and I believe it also happened to the Fitzgerald. Something happens, it takes a hit from a sand bar or shallow reef, maybe it's just a bit old and in need of refit, a bit of both, it weakens the hull. Then it gets into a storm. Metal fatigue from the constant flexing and bowing as it transitions from wave peak to the trough between becomes too much and breaks the ship's back, both segments take on water rapidly and sink before an evacuation order can be given.

[@ShortArmOfGod]

It also doesnt help when the captain doesnt have all of the hatch clamps closed. The Fitzgerald wreck has been photographed with many of the clamps undone, which is what let water in and began that chain of events.

[@lsswappedcessna]

@@ShortArmOfGod I thought those photos had _debunked_ that theory rather than proving it.

[@jamesm0075]

I lived right on lake Ontario. I never knew half these stories I will look at these lakes much different..

[@OfficialKoharu]

Not your lakes

[@KurtOnoIR]

Lasalle's fort at the southern end of Lake Michigan is now the city of Chicago. Fun fact.

[@osirisandilio]

4 out of 5 Great Lakes prefer Michigan. Great documentary though

[@johnnyaingel5753]

TRUTH EXACTLY

[@lolchemy4378]

5? You forgot about the Great Lake St. Clair!

[@jcpark7242]

🙌👍

[@dayaautum6983]

4 out of 5 Great lakes border Michigan this is true, but 4 out of 5 Great lakes also border Canada. Don't worry though, those lakes are certainly big enough for everyone.

[@osirisandilio]

@@dayaautum6983 yes, Ontario. I wondered how long it would be, before someone mentioned that. Be safe, and have a great lakes day

[@theangryaustralian7624]

New subscriber here...very interesting video

[@bettyschneider5268]

Very interesting! But also sad 😔 👮🏻🌀🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌪🌊🌊🛳🚢⛵⛵⛵⛵🛥🚣🚣🚣🛩🚣🌊🌊

[@rpm1796]

Great stories HP.

[@HammersonPeters]

Thanks for watching! I'm glad you liked them.

[@JohnSmith-le6md]

God Bless the sailors.

[@wht-rabt-obj]

I don't believe that the sinking of the Fitzgerald had anything to do with hatch covers or any sort of crew complacency. I think the two rouge waves drove her to the bottom, instantly.

[@redmercury1159]

this makes me wonder what happened to all the katrina victims who had to board prison barges because they had no where else to go. havent been able to find anything about them.

[@sparklesparklesparkle6318]

this was amazing I just found this channel from my recommended. I love your voice and narration style. You sound a lot like Scott Onslott its great you're great.

[@HammersonPeters]

Thanks for the kind words! I'm a reluctant narrator, but am glad to know you enjoyed my delivery.

[@alexadams920]

If you dont get the champagne bottle broke on the first try throw the whole boat away, you've just cursed the thing. Per sailing superstition, it's a bad omen like changing a ship's origional name.

[@jmcguire5548]

Pictured rocks Michigan