The Edmund Fitzgerald sank on November 10, 1975, during a storm on Lake Superior. All 29 aboard were killed. The freighter’s mysterious demise—there were no distress signals—inspired Gordon Lightfoot’s hit song “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” (1976), which helped make it the most famous shipwreck in the Great Lakes.
verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies.
Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style