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#2041081 11/10/2023 9:35 AM
by Ballpeen
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Forty-eight years ago today, the Fitz went to the bottom of Lake Superior, claiming 29 souls.

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#2041086 Nov 10th a 12:10 PM
by jfanent
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Losing Gordon Lightfoot this year really brought this story back to our thoughts. In a somewhat eerie sidenote, the Arthur M Anderson (the ship that accompanied the Fitz on it's last trip), is still being used on the Great Lakes and spends winter layup in Toledo.
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#2042351 Nov 13th a 04:30 PM
by PrplPplEater
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Gitchee Gumee ... it's just fun to say!


There ain't, in my opinion, many things in this world better than being at sea in rough water to make you appreciate the power of the sea and the fact that she will take what she wants. When the ship is rolling enough that you're walking on bulkheads, or if you're on deck and have to lo UP at the water outside the ship, it's fun as anything, but very sobering, too, because you know that tiny steel box you're riding in is your entire lifeline. If it goes down, or you go over, you're just... gone.
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