Freighters

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 102. Chapters: MV Tampa, MV Virginian, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, SA-15, SS Carl D. Bradley, Lake freighter, SS Richard Montgomery, MV Ascension, USS Bali, MV Capt. Steven L. Bennett, USS Venus, SS Daniel J. Morrell, USS Ascella, Pong Su incident, USS Zaurak, SS Politician, MS UND Adriyatik, SS Jeremiah O'Brien, William A. Irvin, SS Kurtulus, USS Albireo, Milwaukee Clipper, USS Alkes, SS Meredith Victory, SS Cyprus, SS Arlington, USS Azimech, Kismetim-1 incident, USS Menkar, USS Rutilicus, USS Shaula, USS Murzim, USS Mintaka, SV Paul, USS Ara, USS Ice King, SS Mareeba, USS Allioth, MV Muirneag, USS Matar, Willis B Boyer, USS Phobos, Windoc, SS John W. Brown, USS Megrez, USS Serpens, USS Grumium, USS Pavo, USS Triangulum, SS American Victory, USS Margaret, USS Allegan, USS Rotanin, USS Sculptor, USS Hyperion, USS Lesuth, USS Leonis, SS Stephen Hopkins, SS Lane Victory, USS Alnitah, USS Naos, USS Sabik, USS Syrma, USS Alderamin, USS Eridanus, SS Shieldhall, USS Cor Caroli, USS Arided, USS Carina, USS Situla, USS Alkaid, USS Kenmore, USS Maartensdijk, USS Ganymede, USS Cheleb, USS Arkab, SS Hydrus, SS James Iredell, USS Appanoose, USS Fort Wayne, MV Maj. Bernard F. Fisher, USS Celeno, USS Prince Georges, SS Bandirma, USS Caelum, USS Seginus, USS Sterope, SS Arthur M. Anderson, Raifuku Maru, USS Giansar, USS Crux, MV Selendang Ayu, USS Melucta, USS Lynx, USS Propus, Cherry Venture, USS Draco, USS Cetus, USS Aludra, USS Etamin, USS De Grasse, USS Lyra, MV Asian Glory, SS Bessemer Victory, USS Crater, USS Cassiopeia, SS Norwich City, Groote Beer, USS Deimos, Lucky-S incident, SS William Clay Ford, SS Martin Behrman, SS Patrick Henry, Lisbon Maru, MS Antenor, SS Wilson, SS Robert E. Peary, Astron, Magdalena Oldendorff, Justinian. Excerpt: The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter that made headlines after sinking in a Lake Superior storm on November 10, 1975, with the loss of the entire crew. When launched on June 8, 1958, she was the largest boat on the Great Lakes, and remains the largest boat to have sunk there. Nicknamed the "Mighty Fitz", "Fitz", or "Big Fitz", the ship suffered a series of mishaps during her launch: it took three attempts to break the champagne bottle used to christen her and she collided with a pier when she entered the water. For seventeen years the Fitzgerald carried taconite from mines near Duluth, Minnesota, to iron works in Detroit, Toledo and other ports. As a "workhorse" she set seasonal haul records six different times, often beating her own previous record. Her size, record-breaking performance, and "dee jay captain" endeared the Fitzgerald to boat watchers. Captain Peter Pulcer was known for piping music day or night over the ship's intercom system while passing through the St. Clair and Detroit Rivers, and entertaining spectators at the Soo Locks with a running commentary about the Fitzgerald. With Captain Ernest M. McSorley in command and carrying a full cargo of taconite ore pellets, the Fitzgerald embarked on her final voyage from Superior, Wisconsin, on the afternoon of November 9, 1975. En route to a steel mill near Detroit, Michigan, she joined a second freighter, the SS Arthur M. Anderson. By the next day the two ships were caught in the midst of a massive winter storm, with near hurricane-force winds and waves up to 35 feet (11 m) high. Shortly after 7:10 p.m. the Fitzgerald suddenly sank in Canadian waters approximately 17 miles (15 nautical miles; 27 kilomet...