The Edmund Fitzgerald as I think about the name and I reflect on a Gordon Lightfoot song, putting the two together I feel the intense beauty of the mother ship and the melody and feel like, Ya,, it was worth getting out of bed this morning…… Thanks. debris field comprised of the rest of the hull in between. Outside of shipping procedures, it is also represented in various forms of media, from songs to books. Vlmagee (talk) 14:36, 18 September 2008 (UTC), So, is it called "Wreck..." or "The Wreck..."? Debates continue today, but if that was the case, it only added a costly new danger. Although tragic, traumatic, and devastating, Isent good thoughts and prayers that way. Click here to leave your thoughts and comments on the loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Merci Bookoo (many thanks)for the Blog entry. by The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was owned by the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and was registerd in the Port of Milwaukee. At the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point in Michigan, it said the winds were clocking in at over 80 miles per hour, with some gusts over 90 miles per hour. I have a fence rail laid down, two vents lost or damaged, and a list.” Despite an already hazardous barrage of poor conditions, the ship was not in for a break; rather, this was only the beginning. "If you could read my mind... ", as Gordo would say. - 72.182.55.186 (talk) 00:49, 20 September 2017 (UTC). If you see the need to remove it again, please remove the references to the Dandy Warhols cover, and the other unsourced statement, placed by others, and not just my contribution. -Speedeep 22:27, Feb 22, 2005 (UTC) THE SONG WAS WRITTEN IN EARLY 1976, AND WAS RELEASED AS A SINGLE LATER THAT YEAR. My main complaint against you, as italicised above, is that you're arbitrarily and summarily wiping from the Wikisphere anything and everything (in this case, the entire 'Cultural References' section of a culturally-important - although I've lived in the UK for two decades, I'm Canadian by upbringing and grew up on the Great Lakes with this ballad, so I should know! If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. even while thinking of their plight, Sources aside, who appointed you Grand Arbiter of the Trivial??? http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-edmund-fitzgeralds-legend-lives-on-but-with-a-major-change/article1511191/, --Ilnyckyj (talk) 18:21, 25 March 2010 (UTC), Do "on the commentary for the third season DVDs" and "in the DVD Commentary for the episode" not qualify as citation? on her last trip on November 9, 1975, with a cargo of 26,116 tons of taconite pellets Maybe you have some wreckage from the twin towers you’d like to sell? Not very helpful for English speakers. All Rights Reserved. (at sea standing atop the wheelhouse seeing nothing except blue water in 360 deg.) reached a majority vote to agree that the sinking was caused by taking on water through Ships We Remember, Detailed RELATED: First Titanic Dive In 14 Years Shows The Ocean Floor Swallowing Up Remainder Of Shipwreck, The Tragic End Of SS Edmund Fitzgerald Freighter Traced To One Day In 1975, Six Things You Should Never Do While Sailing On A Cruise Ship, First Titanic Dive In 14 Years Shows The Ocean Floor Swallowing Up Remainder Of Shipwreck, Rare Titanic Footage That You Probably Haven’t Seen Before, This Halloween, Beware The Candy Man, The Real Stuff Of Nightmares Who Haunts This Photo, For Fred Gwynne, ‘The Munsters’ Not Only Derailed His Career, But Brought Tragic Memories As Well. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-edmund-fitzgeralds-legend-lives-on-but-with-a-major-change/article1511191/, WP:Wikipedia is not for things made up one day, Extensive Traditional and Folk Music Encyclopedic Dictionary, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Wreck_of_the_Edmund_Fitzgerald&oldid=489682409, https://web.archive.org/web/20160319222559/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5173a&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3, http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5173a&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=u9874ano8k0c5b6bkp4r8qrbp3, https://web.archive.org/web/20141021102718/http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/1976YESP.html, http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/1976YESP.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:The_Wreck_of_the_Edmund_Fitzgerald&oldid=968389749, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, You can help improve this article! --Ilnyckyj (talk) 18:17, 25 March 2010 (UTC), What year did Gordon Lightfoot write the song (or what year was it popular/a hit?) In the ensuing uncertainty, many believe the ship struck 6 Fathom Shoal, poorly marked as being on the northern side of a nearby island.