Posted on 11/10/2005 2:50:56 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
No! That can't be true. They've been down to visit the wreck numerous times. They recovered her bell in 1995. Their loved ones would've demanded those bodies brought back, had that been the case. They're long gone by now. Sturgeon food.
Besides, the ship split in two, so everyone was probably thrown hither and yon.
Anyone know about this rumor? See why this is still so interesting 30 years later? ;)
Our local Weatherman just did his schtick, and he showed the winds on the night she was sunk. We had 45-50 mph winds here just last night, and he showed how they traveled from southern WI up to Lake Superior, then there was a shift in the weather and it was actually another burst of wind from Canada that supposedly sunk her.
That's 'Gary The Weatherman's' theory, anyway. ;)
The Kamloops wreck from the 1920's still has bodies in it as well. There are pictures of the Kamloops crew members.
The water is very cold and there is not much oxygen at that depth and temperature. So no critters and no decay.
How'd they recover the bell in 1995?
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Silly girl, there's solid land under a lake or ocean, you just don't fall as fast as you do from a plane or chopper.
:-))
I definately did NOT inherit my father's Navy Genes, LOL! Who knows, he was away a lot of the time. Maybe 'The Mailman' was a Landlubber? I'll go ask Mom. ;)
Yes:
"Nothing remains but the faces and names
of the wives and the sons and the daughters.."
ping
I had to have the song go through my head all day....
*useless-but-interesting trivia:
DID YOU KNOW...that the Edmund Fitzgerald was named after the Milwaukee harbormaster?
I did not know that! Remind me not to play 'Trivial Pursuit' with you, LOL!
I do remember that the Edmund Fitzgerald was found over 500 feet down. That is pretty deep for scuba divers to go. It can be done but it is risky.
I do remember that shortly after it was found it was dived by a couple of divers and they might have taken souvenirs. I do remember that the families were pretty upset about it and a law was passed that put the wreck off limits.
But bringing up a bell which is pretty big and solid is far different from bringing up a human body which is pretty small and squishy.
"Nothing remains but the faces and names of the wives and the sons and the daughters.."
I wonder if the Navy Hymn wouldn't be appropriate here.
"But bringing up a bell which is pretty big and solid is far different from bringing up a human body which is pretty small and squishy."
LOL! Well, we're all going to go "squishy" at some point, so I guess you have a good point there. ;)
Aw, shucks! Not another one! (I can't get anyone to play 'Trivial Pursuit' with me NOW!)
Hint: Listen to what Normally Boring Radio Guy has to say, then Google it, lol!
See videos and pictures at this web site:
www.ssedmundfitzgerald.com
or www.tv17.org
thanks
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