About 1915 e.s.t., on November 10, 1975, the Great Lakes bulk cargo vessel SS EDMUND FITZGERALD, fully loaded with a cargo of taconite pellets, sank in eastern Lake Superior in position 46 deg 59.9 minutes N, 85 deg 06.6 minutes W, approximately 17 miles from the entrance to Whitefish Bay, Michigan. The ship was en route from Superior, Wisconsin, to Detroit, Michigan, and had been proceeding at a reduced speed in a severe storm. All the vessel's 29 officers and crewmembers are missing and presumed dead. No distress call was heard by vessels or shore stations. The Safety Board considered many factors during the investigation including stability, hull strength, operating practices, adequacy of weathertight closures, hatch cover strength, possible grounding, vessel design, loading practices, and weather forecasting. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the sudden massive flooding of the cargo hold due to the collapse of one or more hatch covers.


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    Titel :

    Marine Accident Report, SS EDMUND FITZGERALD Sinking in Lake Superior, November 10, 1975


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1978


    Format / Umfang :

    58 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch