50 Years ago today, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sunk in Lake Superior https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/nation-world/50-years-later-the-sinking-of-the-edmund-fitzgerald/507-af47d81a-819c-4251-b993-4018b2ebaf69?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WWLTV | WWLTV

The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank suddenly on November 10, 1975, during a severe storm on Lake Superior, taking all 29 crew members without sending any distress signal. The 729-foot freighter vanished from radar within minutes, and when the wreck was found in 530 feet (162 m) of water, it was split in two. Despite multiple investigations, the cause of the sinking remains unknown, with theories ranging from structural failure to rogue waves or flooding through damaged hatch covers. To this day, the E