LMFAO I called the phone number in the ad at 25:57. It still works. That's hilarious.
@JuliusCaesar888Күн бұрын
It sank because the boat SUCKED. I can make a better boat in TWO SECONDS.
@JuliusCaesar888Күн бұрын
I agree and honestly you're right.
@CaptainwonderladКүн бұрын
He was hit by the FBI The government was intercepting the drugs and selling them themselves.
@donaldfeger912 күн бұрын
Going on the 50th anniversary it's 2024 I hope we are all still here on 2025
@Zman_11233 күн бұрын
I wonder how many steam ships that perish and survived on the great lakes?
@edgizinski55284 күн бұрын
The new studies have shown the the Fitz broke up on top the water and sunk very fast. After a investigation on the wreckage of the other ship that sank 20 years earlier. I've always believed the Fitz broke up then sank. Now the proof and science backs it up. Those guys had no clue what hit them. They say once the pilot house went under she broke and sank very quickly. They proved this by putting a model in a wave pool. Swamped the entire front of the boat and split. The stern followed it straight to the bottom.
@bellelise.4 күн бұрын
I bet he bottomed out. He said he was "holding our own", because there was nothing to done at that point. He was without a radar and the information he had was inaccurate He had to have known that his friend could see what had happened, and could not follow to help them...not in that crazy storm. It was like saying "abandon ship...abandon me I'm going down with my ship..
@eileenmaryomalley7409 күн бұрын
People don't realize how mighty, magnificent, huge , important our Great Lakes are in our Midwest , we're very proud of our Great Lakes we must always take great care of them. "The Big Fitz" 😭
@LordRambo9 күн бұрын
That's some pretty good quality for a nearly 30 year old VHS recording!
@gayprepperz686212 күн бұрын
I was 14 when I heard this on the morning radio as I was getting ready for school. The odd thing is that they only mentioned once. I guess it wasn't as much of a big deal when you don't live in close proximity to the Great Lakes and people aren't connected to the culture that all of the people living around the Great Lakes share. Gordon Lightfoot's song came out about a year later and that really piqued my interest! Lightfoot's song immortalized the Fitz and her crew, and it gave people a better idea of just what happened that awful day.
@ceejay96011 күн бұрын
I was 15 and I remember seeing a small article on page 12 or something of our local paper with a headline of "Great Lakes Freighter Feared Lost" or something like that, followed by a very short article. This is in west Michigan, right on Lake Michigan.
@tuck646413 күн бұрын
4:08 That person on the throttles had the most to fear/lose, if Aronow had appeared in court the following day.
@michaelsorrentino-yp7nb17 күн бұрын
His thought is like Publix telling a drunk he cant come into the store and by beer!!!
@Matthew-wn8oqАй бұрын
Can't believe I've not seen this until 2024 , what a great video!
@lauriesmith4575Ай бұрын
I was okay until the family members came up to ring the bell as they read the names.😭
@5MarinerАй бұрын
I agree with Captain Cooper. I’m pretty sure the Fitzgerald was swallowed by a rogue wave.
@joanellis9475Ай бұрын
The Crew all drowned in Canadian waters but their memorials on Find a Grave say they died in Whitefish Point, Chippewa County, Michigan, USA. Makes no sense to me
@darrellwalton938Ай бұрын
The Forward end is in American waters, the after end is in Canadian waters. Fred Shannon revealed that in his book on his dives on the Fitz!
@joemariquinlanАй бұрын
This is in fact the best Fitzgerald documentary. The only fault is that it excessively favors the grounding theory, because that is what Bernie Cooper promoted. Cooper, as a captain, was loath to blame a ship's crew for not securing all the clamps. Also, neither he nor McSorley should have taken their ships out in that weather. They could have pulled up as late as Otter Island.
@viperrottweiler5311Ай бұрын
1995 was one of the last good years...Late 90's on, the internet really took over. Cameras in walmarts, grocery stores, mcdonalds, ect. watching us, cell phones, starbucks, mtv not playing videos anymore. The world starting going downhill.
@nicholasminers4872Ай бұрын
😢😮❤😅😂🎉 2:27
@saym2756Ай бұрын
RIP to whoever runs the Discovery Channel if they ever happen to read these comments 😂😂😂
@BLaymon0602 ай бұрын
I had a family member who went down on the Fitzgerald
@wilfstor30782 ай бұрын
The coast guard trying to blame the crew when no crew member that remotely cared for their survival would sail into a storm with poorly sealed cargo holds is one of the most shameful accusations I've ever seen. The fact that McSorleys charts were wrong only makes me agree with Captain Coopers theory even more
@David-lx4yb2 ай бұрын
May 28, 2024 7:15 P.M. (EST) and the Arthur M. Anderson has just left the locks at Sault Ste. Marie unbound onto Lake Superior headed for Duluth. She’s still out there all these years later.
@erindanelleavilaavilaguerr72513 ай бұрын
Mr. Fitzgerald it suggests paul is improperly laundering money through our provident care sites, known as metlife skeleton locations.
@Ween17762 ай бұрын
What in the hell are you talking about
@AnthonyStart-pj9mx3 ай бұрын
That's my great grandfather!
@DeuceDropper3 ай бұрын
Engineer George’s bell rings .
@carolinawestern38753 ай бұрын
I know of there being at least 6 theories But don't think it was exactly 1 thing. More like a combination of several things. Either way, it was so fast that no one had time to react. I just hope no one suffered.
@Amtrakfoamer19953 ай бұрын
Man. I first watched this documentry when i was in 3rd grade....i have been rewatching this documentry several times in fact im commenting right after i rewattched it again..man the more older i watched it the more sadness i feel for the families of the 29 men. But im sure the 29 men are still with their families this time looking from above. Making sure nothing bad happens to the ones who loved them eversince.. May the families and the 29 men be at Peace.
@Skashoon4 ай бұрын
This documentary is the best I’ve seen to date. I used to travel the entire U.P. Of Michigan from ‘the Soo’ to Superior, WI on business in the late 70’s just after the wreck. The closest I had ever been to Whitefish Bay was 35 miles away in Newberry, MI. I’d often spend a night or two working from Marquette, MI which is farther west. I marveled at the immensity of Lake Superior, which resembled the oceans because it was water to the horizon. I’ve seen snow and huge waves, but cannot begin to imagine being on a ship in such conditions. The song by Gordon Lightfoot was played everywhere and at that time, I had no concept of how close I was to her final resting place. I think back with reverence upon this tragedy. I hope that one day I will meet these brave sailors in heaven. I was in my twenties then (the same age as several of the crew) and approaching age 70 now. It’s doubtful that I’ll ever have the chance to visit the memorial in Whitefish Bay, but who knows? I will say a prayer for these men. God bless all twenty-nine of them and their families.
@5Mariner4 ай бұрын
It's hard to believe the SS Arthur Anderson is still around (and still working).
@jefftotheleftt5 ай бұрын
the real killer/shooter of aronow is fernando gandon (driver of the dark lincoln town car) assisted by chicago mobsters wayne bock and frank schweiss
@mariazetts24615 ай бұрын
I love this song, it gives me goosebumps every time I hear it . 😢
@mnairsofter98795 ай бұрын
Hearing that bell toll as their names are read gives me goosebumps and brings tears to my eyes every time. RIP
@marilynleveque24975 ай бұрын
26,000 tons of iron ore on board. Ships are huge.
@anotherpluss1adventure9055 ай бұрын
Crazy Jimmy Hoffa went missing the same year
@Ween17762 ай бұрын
Wow. Total conspiracy, crazy....
@califcamper5 ай бұрын
Respect to those two ships that went to help and the coast guard of course...
@califcamper5 ай бұрын
Just too much storm and not enough safety on this ship, no evacuation chance, terrible, a captain can have a lifetime of successful missions, but if the last one ends this way, one questions competency My friends uncle was the captain of an oil ship, in the Atlantic one week a storm came through, the crew wanted him to continue, he would not, stayed still for 4 days, they all lived to tell about it. He knew this one was bad, felt it in his blood he said.
@rottenroads19826 ай бұрын
I just came up with a Fictional Show Series. It’s called Freighters of The Lakes. It’s a story about talking ships with their Crews operating on the lakes. Two Episodes that would stand out in both Sorrow and Horror are the episodes 1913 & The Eddy Fitz. These Episodes talk about the 1913 White Hurricane, and the Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald respectively. Also, the SS William Clay Ford should have been fully preserved and Not Scrapped.
@ceejay9606 ай бұрын
Talking ships? You mean like the Disney cartoon Cars? Only with ships? That would be interesting. Kids would like it for sure.
@danalarose8466 ай бұрын
It could've survived the wrath of Lake superior, it was abused for years.
@jackharrison67716 ай бұрын
I don't believe for a second that the cause of her loss was negligence with her hatch covers. 44 yrs of her Captains experience would never have allowed that. I think it was catastrophic weather and or bottoming out.
@Ween17762 ай бұрын
Or both
@TheCoreyHodges6 ай бұрын
A haunting and captivating documentary. Absolutely spellbinding combination of narration and score. This was THE shipwreck documentary to watch back in the late nineties.
@renaissanceinblack6 ай бұрын
I can't wait until some of the granduer comes back. Grand Central is certainly a great space. But Madison Sq. Garden is an eyesore and feels chaotic and in the way.
@MsAussie836 ай бұрын
12:19 Is that the actual whistle of the Edmund Fitzgerald? It sounds amazing!
@BNSF21847 ай бұрын
The scene of Tom Bentsons Mom talkin is missing in this one...
@randydinglehopper628 ай бұрын
Pacing of this documentary is too start and stop. It’s not bad, but it’s not especially great. Glad I watched it though
@user-bx5uh5xm3z8 ай бұрын
Always been extremely fascinated with Superior and the Fitzgerald tragedy. Cant look over the wayer without thinking about it
@SNP-19998 ай бұрын
Living in Hamburg, Germany, the second largest port in Europe after Rotterdam, I have seen gigantic bulk carriers that even dwarf the largest container ships with a TEU of over 20,000 - massive ships by anybody's standard. Obviously, a vessel like the Edmund Fitzgerald was small by comparison, but the hard life the crew on board lived was the same as on any sea going merchant vessel, and it was a great tragedy that those men were lost in one of the Great Lakes' feared November storms. May they all rest in peace in Davy Jones' locker, like the best of all seamen.
@RalphLaureano-yk6xb8 ай бұрын
I was a freshman in high school when this ship sank
@beehappyalways8 ай бұрын
The best documentary on this tragic event.
@duanehawkins24929 ай бұрын
what a shame for this ship to sink. my prayers and condolence to the family i am saddened by this. wish the bodies could be brought home to the family but they are in peace and with the ship, just like the titanic. and other ships. i hear the song alot and cry when i hear it. seeing this video all the way mad me cry again all over. God bless the ones every one lost of the Edmund Fitzgerald
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LMFAO I called the phone number in the ad at 25:57. It still works. That's hilarious.
It sank because the boat SUCKED. I can make a better boat in TWO SECONDS.
I agree and honestly you're right.
He was hit by the FBI The government was intercepting the drugs and selling them themselves.
Going on the 50th anniversary it's 2024 I hope we are all still here on 2025
I wonder how many steam ships that perish and survived on the great lakes?
The new studies have shown the the Fitz broke up on top the water and sunk very fast. After a investigation on the wreckage of the other ship that sank 20 years earlier. I've always believed the Fitz broke up then sank. Now the proof and science backs it up. Those guys had no clue what hit them. They say once the pilot house went under she broke and sank very quickly. They proved this by putting a model in a wave pool. Swamped the entire front of the boat and split. The stern followed it straight to the bottom.
I bet he bottomed out. He said he was "holding our own", because there was nothing to done at that point. He was without a radar and the information he had was inaccurate He had to have known that his friend could see what had happened, and could not follow to help them...not in that crazy storm. It was like saying "abandon ship...abandon me I'm going down with my ship..
People don't realize how mighty, magnificent, huge , important our Great Lakes are in our Midwest , we're very proud of our Great Lakes we must always take great care of them. "The Big Fitz" 😭
That's some pretty good quality for a nearly 30 year old VHS recording!
I was 14 when I heard this on the morning radio as I was getting ready for school. The odd thing is that they only mentioned once. I guess it wasn't as much of a big deal when you don't live in close proximity to the Great Lakes and people aren't connected to the culture that all of the people living around the Great Lakes share. Gordon Lightfoot's song came out about a year later and that really piqued my interest! Lightfoot's song immortalized the Fitz and her crew, and it gave people a better idea of just what happened that awful day.
I was 15 and I remember seeing a small article on page 12 or something of our local paper with a headline of "Great Lakes Freighter Feared Lost" or something like that, followed by a very short article. This is in west Michigan, right on Lake Michigan.
4:08 That person on the throttles had the most to fear/lose, if Aronow had appeared in court the following day.
His thought is like Publix telling a drunk he cant come into the store and by beer!!!
Can't believe I've not seen this until 2024 , what a great video!
I was okay until the family members came up to ring the bell as they read the names.😭
I agree with Captain Cooper. I’m pretty sure the Fitzgerald was swallowed by a rogue wave.
The Crew all drowned in Canadian waters but their memorials on Find a Grave say they died in Whitefish Point, Chippewa County, Michigan, USA. Makes no sense to me
The Forward end is in American waters, the after end is in Canadian waters. Fred Shannon revealed that in his book on his dives on the Fitz!
This is in fact the best Fitzgerald documentary. The only fault is that it excessively favors the grounding theory, because that is what Bernie Cooper promoted. Cooper, as a captain, was loath to blame a ship's crew for not securing all the clamps. Also, neither he nor McSorley should have taken their ships out in that weather. They could have pulled up as late as Otter Island.
1995 was one of the last good years...Late 90's on, the internet really took over. Cameras in walmarts, grocery stores, mcdonalds, ect. watching us, cell phones, starbucks, mtv not playing videos anymore. The world starting going downhill.
😢😮❤😅😂🎉 2:27
RIP to whoever runs the Discovery Channel if they ever happen to read these comments 😂😂😂
I had a family member who went down on the Fitzgerald
The coast guard trying to blame the crew when no crew member that remotely cared for their survival would sail into a storm with poorly sealed cargo holds is one of the most shameful accusations I've ever seen. The fact that McSorleys charts were wrong only makes me agree with Captain Coopers theory even more
May 28, 2024 7:15 P.M. (EST) and the Arthur M. Anderson has just left the locks at Sault Ste. Marie unbound onto Lake Superior headed for Duluth. She’s still out there all these years later.
Mr. Fitzgerald it suggests paul is improperly laundering money through our provident care sites, known as metlife skeleton locations.
What in the hell are you talking about
That's my great grandfather!
Engineer George’s bell rings .
I know of there being at least 6 theories But don't think it was exactly 1 thing. More like a combination of several things. Either way, it was so fast that no one had time to react. I just hope no one suffered.
Man. I first watched this documentry when i was in 3rd grade....i have been rewatching this documentry several times in fact im commenting right after i rewattched it again..man the more older i watched it the more sadness i feel for the families of the 29 men. But im sure the 29 men are still with their families this time looking from above. Making sure nothing bad happens to the ones who loved them eversince.. May the families and the 29 men be at Peace.
This documentary is the best I’ve seen to date. I used to travel the entire U.P. Of Michigan from ‘the Soo’ to Superior, WI on business in the late 70’s just after the wreck. The closest I had ever been to Whitefish Bay was 35 miles away in Newberry, MI. I’d often spend a night or two working from Marquette, MI which is farther west. I marveled at the immensity of Lake Superior, which resembled the oceans because it was water to the horizon. I’ve seen snow and huge waves, but cannot begin to imagine being on a ship in such conditions. The song by Gordon Lightfoot was played everywhere and at that time, I had no concept of how close I was to her final resting place. I think back with reverence upon this tragedy. I hope that one day I will meet these brave sailors in heaven. I was in my twenties then (the same age as several of the crew) and approaching age 70 now. It’s doubtful that I’ll ever have the chance to visit the memorial in Whitefish Bay, but who knows? I will say a prayer for these men. God bless all twenty-nine of them and their families.
It's hard to believe the SS Arthur Anderson is still around (and still working).
the real killer/shooter of aronow is fernando gandon (driver of the dark lincoln town car) assisted by chicago mobsters wayne bock and frank schweiss
I love this song, it gives me goosebumps every time I hear it . 😢
Hearing that bell toll as their names are read gives me goosebumps and brings tears to my eyes every time. RIP
26,000 tons of iron ore on board. Ships are huge.
Crazy Jimmy Hoffa went missing the same year
Wow. Total conspiracy, crazy....
Respect to those two ships that went to help and the coast guard of course...
Just too much storm and not enough safety on this ship, no evacuation chance, terrible, a captain can have a lifetime of successful missions, but if the last one ends this way, one questions competency My friends uncle was the captain of an oil ship, in the Atlantic one week a storm came through, the crew wanted him to continue, he would not, stayed still for 4 days, they all lived to tell about it. He knew this one was bad, felt it in his blood he said.
I just came up with a Fictional Show Series. It’s called Freighters of The Lakes. It’s a story about talking ships with their Crews operating on the lakes. Two Episodes that would stand out in both Sorrow and Horror are the episodes 1913 & The Eddy Fitz. These Episodes talk about the 1913 White Hurricane, and the Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald respectively. Also, the SS William Clay Ford should have been fully preserved and Not Scrapped.
Talking ships? You mean like the Disney cartoon Cars? Only with ships? That would be interesting. Kids would like it for sure.
It could've survived the wrath of Lake superior, it was abused for years.
I don't believe for a second that the cause of her loss was negligence with her hatch covers. 44 yrs of her Captains experience would never have allowed that. I think it was catastrophic weather and or bottoming out.
Or both
A haunting and captivating documentary. Absolutely spellbinding combination of narration and score. This was THE shipwreck documentary to watch back in the late nineties.
I can't wait until some of the granduer comes back. Grand Central is certainly a great space. But Madison Sq. Garden is an eyesore and feels chaotic and in the way.
12:19 Is that the actual whistle of the Edmund Fitzgerald? It sounds amazing!
The scene of Tom Bentsons Mom talkin is missing in this one...
Pacing of this documentary is too start and stop. It’s not bad, but it’s not especially great. Glad I watched it though
Always been extremely fascinated with Superior and the Fitzgerald tragedy. Cant look over the wayer without thinking about it
Living in Hamburg, Germany, the second largest port in Europe after Rotterdam, I have seen gigantic bulk carriers that even dwarf the largest container ships with a TEU of over 20,000 - massive ships by anybody's standard. Obviously, a vessel like the Edmund Fitzgerald was small by comparison, but the hard life the crew on board lived was the same as on any sea going merchant vessel, and it was a great tragedy that those men were lost in one of the Great Lakes' feared November storms. May they all rest in peace in Davy Jones' locker, like the best of all seamen.
I was a freshman in high school when this ship sank
The best documentary on this tragic event.
what a shame for this ship to sink. my prayers and condolence to the family i am saddened by this. wish the bodies could be brought home to the family but they are in peace and with the ship, just like the titanic. and other ships. i hear the song alot and cry when i hear it. seeing this video all the way mad me cry again all over. God bless the ones every one lost of the Edmund Fitzgerald