(45 minute version) EDMUND FITZGERALD: The Full Story

If you enjoyed this video, please consider joining my Patreon to help create more videos like this!   / parttimeexplorer   To give a one-time tip, please visit: https://www.historicalfx.com/support ____________ Watch the FEATURE length video here:    • EDMUND FITZGERALD: The Full Story (50th An...   On November 10, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald - once hailed as “Queen of the Great Lakes” -vanished beneath the storm-torn waters of Lake Superior with all 29 crewmen aboard. Fifty years later, we return to the sites connected to her story - from the Whitefish Point Lighthouse and Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, to Sault Ste. Marie, Detroit, and the Burlington Northern Dock #1 in Superior, Wisconsin - to uncover how one of the most advanced freighters of her time simply disappeared. We retrace the Fitzgerald’s final voyage, meet historians and eyewitnesses like Frederick Stonehouse and Jerry Tessendorf, and explore the powerful storms that make the inland seas behave like oceans. Through recovered artifacts, preserved lifeboats, and the tolling of her recovered bell, we honor the men who were lost - and the legacy that endures. We've put together a highly detailed digital recreation of the Edmund Fitzgerald with realistic physics and flexing mechanics added to the hull, and brought to life in Unreal Engine 5. 📍 Locations Visited • Whitefish Point • Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum • Sault Ste. Marie • Burlington Northern Dock #1 • Dossin Great Lakes Museum (Detroit) • SS Valley Camp Museum Ship • Marquette Maritime Museum ____________ 0:00 - Introduction 2:57 - Construction 7:44 - The Maiden Voyage and Career 12:06 - Departing on its Final Voyage 15:46 - The Storm Comes 19:26 - The Fitz is in Trouble 26:39 - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald 30:16 - The Search for the Missing Ship 36:02 - The Legacy 39:56 - Conclusion ____________ Thank you to @vibewithmike for his footage of the ore docks LIKE. SHARE. SUBSCRIBE. Give this video a thumbs up if you enjoyed watching 👍 #history #documentary #ships Thanks for watching the video "The Full Story of the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (50th Anniversary)"