The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
I was about to go to bed early and realized it was 35 years ago to the minute that she went down. I've always loved the song and singer so,.. I had do another late night edit exercise.

[@TheFizz55]

That line about the old cook hits me hard. That was my grandfather, never got to meet him, only stories, of hardship for my family.

[@lucasclark1569]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 So sorry for your loss.......bless your heart

[@hitmhard]

Sorry for your loss!!

[@brendalittlefield2203]

@@lucasclark1569 so very sorry for the loss of your Grampa..

[@elainepalamidis375]

OMG so sorry ,wow made me cry

[@joeyank2451]

So Sorry

[@jeff6146]

There is no song known to man quite like this one, how anyone could come up with these perfect words that touch the hearts of so many people is just amazing, this song is in a class of its own and always will be!

[@alexanderbalian8057]

Nothing like it Anywhere. Capt Alexander G. BALIAN USN RET. Silver Star. Purple Heart.NCM.

[@cindyorwick9430]

Also, the music ...so haunting and perfect.

[@michaelcoburn5470]

Thomas Benson was a high school roommate of mine (class of 70). Drove him home after graduation ceremony Saw him about 2 months before his demise. Told me he loved the Fitzgerald and his crew mates. RIP Tom.

[@S62bhas]

so Sad God Bless And Comfort Mr Thomas Benson's Family In Jesus Name Amen

[@adamthrussell5339]

Adam Thrussell @ My Dad Richard Thrussell a big fan of Gordon Lightfoot. Dad standing with Gordon with Saint Peter in Heaven. Big M Marathon 1981 Frankston to Melbourne Town Hall, State of Victoria, Australia. Stay healthy and fit

[@jeanmanns4467]

This song always brings tears to my eyes..

[@davidpallin772]

Mike, I am glad you got a chance to hang with Tom.

[@frankgray6718]

​@@adamthrussell5339 God bless you all.AMEN

[@bgorveatt]

The Fitz sank on the Canadian side, and Canadian Gordon Lightfoots song is a great tribute to 29 brave Americans. RIP!

[@abrahammorrison6374]

Every penny made from the song was turned over to the families of the 29 hands that went down.

[@thomasb1889]

@@abrahammorrison6374 He lived on the north shore of the lake so it spoke to him and his speaking has spoken to many others.

[@deborahs5183]

@@thomasb1889 thank you

[@Imissthepostoffice]

I might be wrong but wasn't it near Whitefish Point, on the American side. I know that ALL were involved in the rescue (Canadian and American) as it should be, but I thought the Fitz went down on the American side. Not that it matters, the tragedy is way beyond tears

[@jacksonrantala5413]

@@Imissthepostoffice The bow section is in United States Waters, while the inverted stern section is in Canadian waters.

[@chadrich8389]

One of my top 10 favorite songs! Rest in peace Mariners! Peace to their families!

[@trevormiles5852]

"Does anyone know where the love of God goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours". Love the lyrics.

[@mehchocolate1257]

@@trevormiles5852 a lot of good men lost their lives that day 😢😢😢😢

[@trevormiles5852]

@@mehchocolate1257 Yes, I know. That makes those words even more poignant. Those lanterns they showed towards the end of the video speak so much in thier silence.

[@lorrainedusseau5760]

A great folks song. Great storyteller. I like songs that are thought thru. Not just repetitive lyrics.

[@dianelarpenteur637]

My husband worked on ships, he was a engineer. This always was and is on my top ten favorite songs. So sorry for the families.

[@sarajanesmith3892]

Tears still come to my eyes when I hear this song.

[@Justanotherfuckingobserver]

Every. Single. Time. 😭😭😭 Right now...

[@briansetpente1019]

Great song by Gordon lightfoot never saw the video till now very sad 😭😭

[@michaelroberts9253]

Beautiful song

[@MSB042170]

Haunting

[@robertdebrus3732]

It's unavoidable how can you not feel? The tears of the mothers sons and daughters

[@randybolin7409]

I just wish people would respect each other like they did back then sorry for your loss for the ones that is gone RIP

[@JimGrimaldiFilms]

Right on!

[@Imissthepostoffice]

People still do respect each other; you just need to know where to look. Keep your eyes and your heart open, always.

[@ModrnDayMonk]

I loved the lyrical quality of this song as a young boy before I learned the history behind it. A fitting tribute to these men. May they RIP.🙏

[@williambanning6506]

I'm 64 this song. Still makes me Sad. It's the first True to life song I ever heard.. The Caption should've be put in JAIL HE loaded ship 🚢 passed there LIMITS but back then Captions weren't held for incompetence... to bad.. Bill B. Of San Diego,, California .

[@mikegosselin7964]

@@williambanning6506 ²²²10.THETHEBESTBESTFORMEMETHETHETHINGTOYOUABOUTABOUTANDTHETHETHETHETHETHEWEEKEND.ITANDIITHINKYOUNEEDANEWHERE.STAYHERE.STAYHERE.STAYBUTITITCOMECOMEMYMYONFRIDAYFRIDAYYOUYOUGETTHE

[@Bighead_Joe]

@@williambanning6506Technically the captain does not have the power to choose how the ship is loaded. The shipping company does though, The ship is loaded however the Great Lakes Shipping Company wants to. So don’t go pointing fingers at the captain for something he didn’t have control over.

[@patlaw398]

Ur a nasty AF creepy old perverted guy who probably got a piece of the madoff bankman fried scams n don’t ever tarnish the reputations of Working Men who can’t defend themselves while u been counting $ all ur life 🇺🇸👌🇺🇸👌🇺🇸👌🇺🇸👌

[@patlaw398]

How’s Cali doing rn n take ur ass to Oakland ☠️

[@comedywriter8408]

I remember that night so vividly. I was driving home along Lake Ontario (Canadian side), and that night the lake looked so hostile, so I can only imagine how much worse the conditions were on Lake Superior. I remembered thinking how I would not like to be out on the lakes tonight. Little did I know that the Edmund Fitzgerald had already sunk. It was only later, early in the morning did the first radio report announce that a cargo ship was missing. And of course the next day it became clear that the ship had sunk with no survivors. I never knew anyone on that ship, but I still remember them every year. Rest in peace boys. 🇺🇸🇨🇦

[@jaynegiampietro4134]

Remembering this song as a teenager, it's so very hard to believe that a ship that heavy could sink with absolutely no survivors or wreckage. May the 29 men aboard rest in peace.

[@comedywriter8408]

@@jaynegiampietro4134 Like you I was still a teenager when this happened. I was 19 and living my first year in Canada after emigrating from Scotland. What struck me the most was the fact that it sank so quickly with no time to send a distress signal or man the lifeboats. I can only hope that in it happening so fast that it was over without unnecessary suffering.

[@Imissthepostoffice]

Thanks for sharing. Many say the weather was horrid that night, and we all know waves on the Great Lakes are much choppier than those on the oceans. I lived in Chicagoland at the time and stopped into the local pub after work and this is where we first heard the news, on the local TV. It seemed so unreal. There was one welder we knew here who did repairs on the Fitz while it was docked here in Lemont . The whole thing was so unimaginable

[@GigiFlies]

Heart wrenching tale of sadness. God's blessings to the men at rest and their families who've had to go on without them.

[@robbiewiley2446]

Amen just remember they do not make them like they use to hell I know law who kills n Rob's women n steals miltery stocks

[@KonaBalona]

Lived in the Soo and was 5...scariest night of my life ... that lake is a cold unfeeling MONSTER!

[@josephdowling3745]

The phrase "the waves turn the minutes to hours" stands out to me. In the 3rd week of Sept. 73 or 74 I can't remember which we had a full hold and turned North leaving the snapper banks in the Bay of Campeche. On the 2nd day headed north we got word of a tropical cyclone starting to build off of Yucatan in the NW tip of Yucatan Penisula. Third day we got word trop storm building SW Gulf of Mexico. We began to put on a little more speed on the run for home on northern Gulf Coast. Fourth day storm coming north same course as us, big rollers beginning to roughen up sea conditions. Night of 4th day sea conditions such that we had to reduce speed meanwhile storm on same course now a hurricane and increasing forward speed. Later night into pre-dawn starting to take green water about every third wave. Speed reduced more due to seas. Mid day fifth day news of storm packing 135mph winds south of us and closing. Everybody was quiet and on their toes as we ran for that big bay on the Alabama coast but the waves were turning the minutes to hours, at the very least in our hearts and minds as we knew if we didn't get into that bay and behind the big peninsula with the hurricane hole of navy cove we were going down. Everyone kind of accepted what looked like a very likely end and we all layed to our jobs but we're also cutting up and laughing with one another. As we got closer and closer to the coast that storm veered off on about a 30 degree angle to the NE and went ashore near Panama City, Fla. We had continued into Port, got our pay, went for a beer or 12. Shook hands and went our ways as the snapper season was about done. I jacked around for a bit and then enlisted in the Nav. Saw some big storms 2000 miles from land in six years. Some were doozies but none tightened me up like those days and nights in the Gulf of Mexico with sure death coming up our tail.

[@writerjanb]

Thank you for this interesting (although scary) and well-written report. It brought back memories. We were living on base when my husband was stationed at Tyndall AFB in Sept 1973, and the AP were sent out to all base housing late that night to bang on our doors, instructing us to evacuate to Dothan, AL to an armory there. So we grabbed our 5-mo-old baby girl, our dog, the wedding album and a few clothes and jumped in the little green Dodge and headed out. But the highway was jammed and gridlocked with vehicles, so we didn’t make it all the way to Dothan. But I don’t recall at what little town along the way we sheltered. The hurricane (perhaps Carmen?) left little damage to Panama City, however, so we and the base escaped unharmed. Again the next year in Sept 1975, we “outran” another hurricane - Eloise was her name- but she made landfall at Destin/Eglin AFB. We had once again been instructed to head for Dothan, but opted to stay in a hotel there, as we heard there were already too many dogs and kids with their families at the armory! Weird thing: the hurricane spawned a tornado that tore right over the armory! Later report was that a family had left their cat locked in their car for safety. But when they returned to the car the next day, they could not find the cat. After an hour or so, the poor little still-terrified cat was discovered under the driver’s seat, clinging upside down to the bottom of the seat. And they had trouble prying it loose! But those were all minor incidents compared to the terror you and the rest of the crew went through out in the Gulf onboard your ship. Holy freakin heck! (We got a small sailboat when stationed at Tyndall, and I was terrified when we sailed just a bit out of sight of land when in Gulf waters. So I can’t imagine what you went through way out there in the middle in rough waters.) Anyway, thanks for your story. Glad you all made it safely back to port. Tyndall and Panama City were not as lucky in Oct 2018 when Hurricane Michael ravaged the area as a Category 5 and the eye passed right over the AFB. There was total evacuation, thank goodness, and Michael tore out almost all of base housing. Reports by AP said that the area’s black bear population came out of the pine forests and feasted on rotting foods scattered around the flattened base houses! Opportunistic little so-n-sos!

[@supram37]

Dude….that story had me.

[@sharondavis2493]

Wow thanks. I gave birth that aLabor Day weekend in San Jose CA I perform Gal's songs in Finland very popular everywhere. We ran chart ER boats out of a Monterey. Ultimate 🌎Scuba with the Cousteau s in Santa Barbara.

[@maxentropy7596]

Excellent bit of info… thanks

[@julietspoto9652]

Thanks for sharing!

[@edwardiverson7353]

One song that could not be any better !!

[@lesliearblaster2711]

This song brings me to tears like no other. 😢

[@abrahammorrison6374]

The Royal Canadian Mint released a coloured coin of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. I have one in my private collection. This is a must have.

[@NoNonsenseKindaGal]

one of Gordon Lightfoot's best. I was young, how young I don't quite recall, the first time I heard this incredible song. and the sad thing about this is that it actually happened. an awesome song about the courageous crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

[@markbouldin6513]

Yea, I remember the first time I heard it at a young age and didn't understand what had happened, but I knew it wasn't good and it was haunting and it still is..... I respectfully wonder if I would know about the ships demise today had it not been immortalized in a song....... And that one line "does anyone know where the Love of GOD goes" hit's hard......

[@mikestyles499]

1975

[@NoNonsenseKindaGal]

​@@mikestyles499 1975, I was 14 if you're right. I knew it was a long time ago. I am a very big fan of Gordon Lightfoots music and thanks I thought the song was released much earlier than 75, learn something new everyday 😅

[@markbouldin6513]

@@mikestyles499 ok, Thank's, I would have been 13 I think I can remember the exact place I was at when I heard the song and pondered it's story and like "wow" Mr. Lightfoot certainly achieved greatness in music.....

[@NoNonsenseKindaGal]

@@markbouldin6513 I agree whole heartily

[@Jeffnardo62]

This is one of those songs that you just never want it to end. So haunting , very emotional, and sad. It tugs on the listeners heart strings every single time. Incredible tribute to all who perished on that awful day. May they RIP.

[@lyndenmcdonald4285]

Went on many trips with my mom and sister seeing dad who was 1st mate on the vessel in 1963. I was 8..sis was 12 .

[@deborahs5183]

So sorry..I remember the Fitzgerald coming into Huron an Cleveland Duluth My Dad was on the Joesph H Thompson I also went on trips where are you from Ohio

[@deborahs5183]

My Dad was 2nd mate on Thompson probably new your Dad..

[@cindytremblay8016]

Tears run down my face every time i hear this great song.

[@thomasb1889]

Yeah, someone is always cutting onions when I hear this too.

[@davidlamberson5435]

I worked a ice breaking tug in USCG on the great lakes. Very dangerous waters. This song always chills me when I hear it. Old saying in the C.G. is you have to go out but you dont have to come back. RIP merchant mariners.

[@davidvinson3714]

Wow!!!!

[@jeremycox571]

Probably 1 of the best videos paying tribute to the 29 sailors that I’ve seen , Thank You so much R.I.P. to the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald, we will never forget you

[@patrickomalley3311]

This tragedy occurred on my 11th birthday. I still remember the news report and the picture of the Edmund Fitzgerald on the television. The story still fascinates me all these years later.

[@woodchuck7440]

it was on my 10th birthday

[@julietspoto9652]

I believe their were 2 ships named that, is that correct?

[@patrickomalley3311]

To be happy and gay is what I wish for you.

[@mehchocolate1257]

@@julietspoto9652 a lot of good men lost their lives that day 😢 😢 😢 😢

[@julietspoto9652]

@@mehchocolate1257 I agree.

[@barrycurrington6946]

One of the greatest songs ever written for such a sad event, RIP

[@clancypool3160]

That brings tears to my eyes my dad was a Merchant Marine for 14 years on the Great Lakes his ship was the Alpina

[@deborahs5183]

My Dad was on the Joesph H Thompson

[@wjtech9347]

I can't hear this song without tears running down my cheeks. so sad. Bless the Mariners and families. Great tribute song to those brave men.

[@barbaraweiner8826]

I grew up in Windsor, Ontario and we drove past The Old Mariner’s Church many times when we entered Detroit… we moved to California in 1962 and when Gordon Lightfoot wrote this song, I started to question my parents about that old church and when I found out that it was one of the same… It still gives me goosebumps! This is such an amazing song…it so completely tells the entire story …. What a great loss of life….Just heartbreaking…It’s the eeriest song EVER written!

[@nicholasmorsovillo2752]

It's sad that to this day the exact cause of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald is still not completely known as there are a lot of theories going from the ship being overloaded with iron ore as the song goes to the cargo hatches not being firmly secured to grounding damage but what everyone knows the ship was taking on water faster than the pumps could pump out and from pictures of the wreck site the Edmund Fitzgerald could be considered the Titanic of the Great Lakes because like the Titanic the Fitzgerald is lying at the bottom in 2 pieces with her stern section lying upside down and on a real touching note I saw a t.v. special where they brought up the ships bell and replaced it with a duplicate bell with the names of all 29 crew members inscribed on it now that was really touching and heartwarming for the families of the crew.

[@haveuforgotten]

I believe the cargo hatches weren't fully closed. I think that would cause so much water to come in. As she was sinking she broke up due to the wight shifting

[@nicholasmorsovillo2752]

It's possible about the hatches but like I said it along with everything else I mentioned were just theories and if you want to know more watch a Modern Marvels program called 'Engineering Disasters of the 1970's' and it mentions the Fitzgerald and all those theories on what happened to that ship including the hatchet covers not being fully secured.

[@davidpallin772]

Nick, your claim that they don’t know the exact cause of why the Fitz sank is not true. It’s quite simple Lake Superior got very angry and claimed the Fitz. It was said long ago that “if Lake Superior wants you dead, you’re dead.”

[@davidfranklin9459]

@@haveuforgotten the health broke when ship.rebounded from a wave was drawing way too much water because of load distribution when the front or back of ship hit bottom of Lake it snapped heal it may not have even resurface on rebound of the wave confused as to the exact position of bow ft. 35 to 45 degreeto for of incoming wave ship would not be a ledgon

[@davidfranklin9459]

Ultimately the captian cares full responcibility

[@edkiggans1626]

I love this song and video!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️! R.I.P. Edmund Fitzgerald and her crew! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏! God Bless!

[@simonejuneau2143]

I WATCHED THIS AS A YOUNG GIRL...MY HEART IS STILL BROKEN. I lived in land locked northern Alberta Canada, crying as I'm texting. Boy oh boy, this was hard for so many of us, this was OUR TITANIC, & STILL IS.

[@jayjohnson1648]

I remember the first time I heard that song it was in my high school English class Loved that song and thoughts and prayers for the families of that Crew

[@kriskelley5216]

Im a sailor- 22 yrs USN. Sailed the North Atlantic to the Bermuda Triagle. Many a time after taking it green over the bridge I wondered was this it.

[@TheRetirednavy92]

I remember on the Midway we took green water over the bow.

[@underthebluetakemein.]

I have absolutely no connection to the EF, shipping, the great lakes, or anything else to do with the tragedy....but this is very touching and emotional to watch. So sad for all the crew and families 😢

[@michaeltrebych7275]

"Does anyone know where the love of God goes When the waves turn the minutes to hours?" Puts my/our collective imagination right in the shoes of the crew in their last hours and minutes. We were all on the Titanic when it went down, and thanks to Gordon Lightfoot's powerful lyrics, we were also all on the Fitzgerald with its beloved crew that tragic night. RIP.

[@dandydon8710]

Well said.

[@teacat55]

Some of the finest words ever arranged.

[@Cashcrop54]

In the late 60’s & early 70’s I saw the Fitz at dock or leaving Maumee Bay. I had a very good friend who worked on the ore carriers. One was the “Reserve” and the other the “Courtney Burton”. I would take him down to the docks when he left and saw the Fitzgerald a couple times. Love this video! Thank you.

[@christinebicanic]

The November i moved to the Upper Peninsula, a few miles from Lake Superior, the "gales came slashing." The local radio station played this song, and i finally understool those lyrics. Every November I remember the crew.

[@johnnyr.8852]

Because of this song, I have driven to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point MI twice to view the beautiful bell of the Fitzgerald on display there. While viewing a video about the Edmund Fitzgerald there, I was overcome with emotion on both occasions. This tragedy occurred when I was a sophomore in high school & I have never forgotten it. I purchased a small solar lighthouse with a rotating beacon like a real one and won't bring it inside until November the10th at midnight as a personal dedication to those 29 lost sailors and the families of the Fitzgerald. God bless them all as well as all of the other sailors and their families who have lost their lives on the Great Lakes.

[@Imissthepostoffice]

God bless you and your kind soul, Johnny.

[@johnnyr.8852]

@@Imissthepostoffice Thank you. I did as I said and brought it in a bit after midnight on Nov.10th. I will place it back outside to gather heaven's energy when the shipping season kicks into gear and new life blooms again on the Great Lakes come spring.

[@Rodela1949]

This song always brings tears to my eyes. I think of the scripture found in Revelation 20:13; “And the sea will give up the dead”. Rest mates until you are reunited with your loved ones.

[@pamjohnson3014]

I am the daughter of The Old Cook Robert Rafferty. There is a person on here claiming the my father was is grandfather. He is SO lying. That makes me sad

[@06Fang06]

"Does anyone know where the love God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?" perfectly describes the fear and stress the crew of the Fritz experienced that night.

[@jonbeams9786]

The storms, in that area are legendary. And come up quick and fast.

[@stevepoe3667]

We were freshman in high school back in 1975, when the wreck of the EDMUND FITZGERALD occurred, I remember sitting in one of our shop classes when we listened to this MEMORIAL SONG PERFORMED BY THE LATE GORDON LIGHTFOOT! You can hear the TRAGEDY unfolding in each word and line of the story he tells, it was very eerie and sad, something I'll never forget!REST IN PEACE GORDON AND THE 29 SAILORS WHOM PERISHED IN THIS TRAGEDY, GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY'S!!!

[@jeffreysuggs2799]

Beautiful post, the only flaw, Gordon Mr. Lightfoot is still with us

[@barbarazabelny7874]

Gordon has not died.

[@ronaldtuschl9408]

Gordon is still alive and singing. Fake news

[@rachelhawkins7254]

this song brings tears to my eyes even though i never knew any of the men on her but i remember i was old enough when we heard of her sinking they may be gone but all 29 men are remembered for this song to me is a very special tribute to them.

[@smithponds1370]

This song reminds me of my grandpa Crantford Eugene Smith Sr he loved fishing alot and boating. May the old man rest in peace and all 29 crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald as ❤️‍🩹

[@smithponds1370]

As well

[@angelchavez458]

Rip prayers 🙏 💔 😪 the family's respects and blessings 🙏

[@usmcdevildog6935]

I'm 50, but this song makes me remember being 8. Sometimes, it feels good, and sometimes, it feels bad to remember. Especially since 3 of my old friends have passed on. My God, find and keep them safely. 😢

[@JimGrimaldiFilms]

We must live life for them

[@molallouetlolovehedley7075]

Love , love . And always will . Wow what a story . Thank you . Gordon lightfoot . A sad , but beautiful story . You are a story teller . The best in my opinion .

[@brunab8867]

The haunting sound of this song, makes me think a lot about all the mariners that went down with the ship. Poor people. Young.....and the heart of the Lion....still couldn't have saved them. Such a sad song that remains with me forever.

[@kathyyoung4757]

I love this song when I were young I used to cry cause it were so sad rip.

[@davidfranklin9254]

I always loved this song so much so I learned it when I was young and I still play and sing it

[@donnamondor3753]

Love this music it’s haunting

[@thomasvarney7836]

I remember that night... down in Detroit.

[@sagebrother]

Excellent videos with a lot of original pictures. Well done!!

[@shannonbillinghurst]

My dad played in a band my whole life...this was one of my favourite songs to sing with him and the band

[@vonthorne7886]

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[@janetharned4343]

Such a beautiful song and a tribute to the Brave Souls that went down on the unforgettable ship. Rest easy, all that perished on Her that terrible day, and we won't forget you, ever!! Sail on....

[@joegeorge3889]

Great song thanks Gordon

[@stanleyboscolovich8021]

It's a wander they haven't made a movie of her pre voyage and her send off after being built,I think it would be an interesting movie

[@barbaraguillette9632]

The lines of the song dig deep. It effects you as you see the unfolding story. Immortality in song,, more than most have.. Very talented and grace to those that died.

[@jamesellison9507]

This Is a very good presentation, and explanation, of what happened to the EDMUND FITZGERALD..to those who do not know, heard this song, and are curious about its origin/meaning. Thank you. I didn't even know about this tragic story of a massive ship delivering the largest load of STEEL and hard-working men. I am, however. Involved with the Steel Industry...I will say a prayer for all that perished, they are heroes, attempting to contribute to all of our success and economy... in the unforgiving/ unpredicting waters/weather. Thank You ALL CREW .... Amen.

[@thomasb1889]

From both old lakes sailors and experts they think they was hit by The Three Sisters, Lake Superior's unique version of rogue waves except they come in threes which pushed her onto the reef. When contact was lost the Coast Guard asked the now safe in the bay Arthur M Anderson if she could search for her to which the replied in the affirmative. Some time before communication was lost the USCGC Woodrush in Duluth had gone on alert and she left Duluth as the closest Coast Guard ship at maximum speed which must have been quite the ride and she got to Whitefish Bay 24 hours later.

[@stevek8829]

You say you're involved with the steel industry? She didn't carry steel. Her job was bulk ore.

[@thomasb1889]

@@stevek8829 Even in the 1970's raw ore was rarely shipped and it would have been taconite pellets.

[@stevek8829]

@@thomasb1889 yes, they're made of iron ore and identical as far as being bulk cargo. But, she wasn't hauling steel. So what's your point, other than stating the obvious?

[@thomasb1889]

​@@stevek8829 Taconite pellets are not ore they are a processed product that is turned into iron and steel, that is my point.

[@Steve-yo4ld]

Its amazing that Gordon Lightfoot released this timeless classic less than a year after "She" went down!! Seems like yesterday I learned of the Ship going down and this Song ALWAYS sparkled Deep Emotions!!!😢 To those that went down and too the families who lost!!!!💔

[@shelbyasher1221]

Sorry for your loss. GrandFathers have a whole gotta love for their young ones!

[@RAMartini]

A tragic moment in time captured by this wonderful tune makes the crew immortal. A fitting and fantastic tribute for which they paid for with their lives.

[@sarajanesmith3892]

My condolences Matt. He still lives on in you!

[@sheamuswalsh251]

I love this song I grew up in the south

[@timothygreen2689]

I always liked this song l never knew the story until I got older I grew up in Sandusky Ohio lm a rnb man but music crosses all barriers sailors have hard jobs and I appreciate them doing what they do may all who passed rest in peace.

[@illumiNOTme326]

👍

[@deborahs5183]

I lived in Huron...my Dad was on the J h Thompson

[@jamesd.jdcrawford8258]

Between 1971 and 1982, I worked in Green Bay, Chicago and Cleveland and I saw a lot of "Lakers" in those years. I remember so clearly the night of the sinking. Monday, November 10, 1975. The preceding weekend had been beautiful but the weather turned harsh on Sunday evening. On Monday night I was on the way home from Fort Sheridan which is right on Lake Michigan. I am sure I heard the first sketchy report of a ship going down about 10 PM.

[@jamescarriere8478]

Where does the love of God go when the waves turns the minutes to hours. So true

[@gordonlandreth9550]

The love of God never goes away anywhere , is is to be seen hanging on a cross ....

[@jamescarriere8478]

@@gordonlandreth9550 correct it was the symbolism of how one slight change can alter the course of our life. And how quick everyone blames God for it.

[@gerardmeehan8240]

I remember it like it was yesterday I worked in a steel plant in Lorain Ohio one of my best friends did the same job as the crew of the Fitzgerald

[@chadhosmer9357]

Thanks to Gordon Lightfoot all of the good men of the Edmond Fitzgerald will live in infamy. I was ten when he made that song. I still love hearing in 2022. All those Mariners have very dangerous jobs.

[@MinnesotaBeekeeper]

Our neighbor was on the Duluth radar watch vectoring in Air Force in that horrid weather. They were all volunteers pilots... November is hellish for storms. What most people don't know is that some 18 other boats went down in that storm. And the Whitefish Point area had claimed at least 240 ships. 25,000 wrecks on the Great Lakes over the past 300 years. " Graveyard of the Lakes. Detroit: Wayne State University Press." Mark L. Thompson

[@kristenthenatureartist3931]

God rest your soul, Uncle Joe. A car-industry Michigan engineer.I think of you often, listening together to your favorite song.

[@pandyjohnson8980]

She was so, , proud. Powerful, and brave. She gave her all

[@Brian-fl9vr]

This song hits me hard I was 5 years old and I remember listening to the news about it and my father took me many times to flounder fish in the Great Lakes love this song

[@user-zw9vq7if7m]

Listening to this song, I could almost feel the rain, wind, and fear the men must have felt in the midst of their struggle. My condolences to these brave men who fought Mother Nature and lost their lives. May God grant them eternal peace and rest as they so deserve it. God bless the crew of the Edmonton Fitzgerald!

[@michaelholder3933]

If you have ever sailed on a ship you understand

[@bethanycousineau197]

My Dad says he remembers the day she went down. He said he was in the car running some errands when the announcement came over the radio. Such a haunting song.

[@stevehamman4465]

I was 12. It was all over the news in the great lakes areas! This song is no joke ! The great lakes can be worse than the oceans! I was lucky enough to talk to mariners that said she was to big for the great lakes and she split in half! Good day!

[@mehchocolate1257]

@@stevehamman4465 a lot of good men lost their lives that day 😢 😢 😢 😢

[@stevebaynham4148]

Lessons learned dont mess with the great lakes...r.ip...crew members of the edmund fitzgerald.

[@McDowallManor]

I never knew they found her. Very happy to see that. God bless all those who ply the seas.

[@bwilliams6515]

They don't write songs like this anymore

[@susanjones5657]

A Very good friend of mine was n this ship when it went down. I was working for a mining company when it went down. I remember taking the Teletype off our machines that evening. We had the radio on in the office and through out the day the station kept playing Funeral for a Friend...the next Morning we found out the names of the crew that was on the ship ...RIP to all those 29 Souls that were never found ... Bruce till we Meet again!

[@susanpugh130]

This is part of our heritage, and should never be forgotten. The poignancy of the story and the music will forever be in our hearts. My mom's family comes from Belgium and settled in Superior in the 1890's. The lake took my grandfather 2 weeks before my parents wedding day in 1939. I never knew him, or my Irish grandpa, who died during WWII. All memories, made or dreamed about, come rushing back when I hear Gord's song. This video is a masterpiece in its own right. Thank you so much.

[@jasonmediak8318]

hi susan. i do love the heritage. im from buffalo. loved this song forever. im 58 , a lennon /beatles fan but in any songlist is this. the story . he sings and articulates it perfectly.your fam is from belgium . mine is from poland and ukraine. i know it was along time ago,but sorry for the loss of your gr pas.

[@willy_wombat]

Hi, I'm from Belgium:) I hope your family found a good future in the 1890's. Those were people who dared a lot and were very enterprising.

[@julietspoto9652]

He's an awesomely good-looking and talented man.

[@jasonmediak8318]

@@julietspoto9652 Juliet. First. Love the name. And I agree John is & always will be a great looking guy!! I absolutely love the guy always have, always will. My all time favorite musician ever. So talented with lyrics and music. No one writes or sings like him.

[@jasonmediak8318]

@@julietspoto9652 thank you to all Lennon/McCartney Beatles fans for responding!! I wondered if anyone was left?! Love the conversation, the talk. We need to do more. It’s music! I just listened to “limp biskit “ break stuff!! Song is still cool. Thank you everyone. I sent this thru you , Juliet cuz I love the name and you like Lennon. 😅But let’s keep talking Lennon Beatles whatever. It damn sure beats all the awfulness going on! Sorry Juliet if annoyed you.

[@peterkinsey9817]

powerful n haunting

[@tombricker2731]

A true music icon. 🎶

[@captjim007]

I remember the day it came on the news about the Fitz sinking. It was a sad day for sure.

[@patrickroe5926]

As someone that was on both Lake Michigan and Superior and frequently saw the big ships, this is a haunting but very well written song.

[@annefernstrom9418]

Rest in peace to the men that went down in this magnificent ore boat. My prayers and thoughts to the families left to mourn their loss. Thank you for posting this. The song has always been one of my favorites. I have a lithograph of the Fitz on the wall of my bedroom...what a tragic story.

[@fredstalbaum5064]

I remember when she sank. I was a senior in high school at the time. I remember my Dad, who grew up in Indiana on the south shore of Lake Michigan telling me that at that time of the year, the Great Lakes are like the ocean.

[@peteguard3571]

I remember that day like it was yesterday. The storm came across Minnesota to the lake.

[@davidbowles7047]

A masterpiece of a song that has a haunting feel of a historical tragic accident.

[@kingizdeadable]

This is magnificent tribute. Gave me chills. Great job whoever put this together ❤

[@linayer]

This is so so very sad..my best wishes to go the loved one of the crew................ love from England

[@stevenrussell5340]

My college roommate had a dozen pictures of the Fitzgerald, at the Soo locks. To see the men of the ship peering down at the Soo Lock dock, right into his camera was surreal. I took a tour on a lake freighter while in Traverse City, Michigan while attending the Northwestern Michigan College for forestry. The Maritime training facility for the future lake freighter crew members trained there, and I had a college dorm room mate that was in that program. Class of 1984. To think, that possibly some of the crew of the "Fitz" trained at my college and ate in the same cafeteria on campus is really wild.

[@kirkkirkland7244]

Must have been just horrible when she went down! I was in the Navy and my ship went through 2 hurricanes and we could have easily went down! The waters are extremely powerful!!!

[@douglascarducci6977]

That's gotta be one of the best stories blended to the perfect piece of music ever..it just evokes a tear and visual reaction everytime I hear it ..perfect tribute video...well done

[@clairelivefreeordie2551]

great commentary 👌

[@stormysrider]

This just made the TOP of my favorites.. Great compilation

[@billparks82]

I've had plans too go to see the museum many times and something aways comes up and I will make it before my time, I live in Kansas, I think of them everytime I listen to the song it's very sad, minutes into hours, R I P,, I'm storm spotter/chaser and time can be hours in just a minute

[@marlenepetoskey487]

I got to go. It is one of the most emotional experiences of my life. (I'm 80) to see grown men crying during the presentation was was hard to take. You have to go. Good luck.

[@trishamorriston3737]

What a beautiful tribute to a ship and crew that was lost. Mr. Lightfoot sang a great song 2:40

[@kaynear3678]

I was a senior in highschool when this song came out and I remember thinking that it was one of the few songs of that length that was played on the radio.

[@theresalogsdon765]

Always Loved this Song. And Gordon Lightfoot

[@mayhembeading3737]

Thank you for sharing the footage with us.

[@jackhedges8982]

🙏🙏🙏 To the captain and crew in heaven

[@howardharkabus8952]

Nothing else needs to be said song says it all

[@butternut741]

God bless the crew, you are not forgotten. My great grandfather was a great lakes captain he went down with the ship

[@sherylmohn6334]

Loving when my family camped on lake Superior in a camp camping place and we were on our way up to Canada Ontario Canada to visit family and that's the first time I heard about the sinking of the ships

[@peteguard3571]

We used to camp at Split Rock Lighthouse. Lot's of seagulls.

[@mikeshearer1250]

Im so sorry for your loss. As sad as it may be, if the original cook, wasn't sick, your grandfather may still be here today.

[@cliffordharvey4020]

Prayers and condolences may God bless