I remember watching the news about the Edmund Fitzgerald. When Gordon Lightfoot created this tribute song, I immediately bought the album. I must have played this song a thousand times. It still brings me to tears. God Bless all of the families of all mariners.

Thank you, Joseph

A very beautiful tribute video. No one can sing a story like Mr. Lightfoot.

Because of the way that the after pilothouse windows were blown outward, it is possible that someone on the bridge was washed out. Also, the port side pilothouse door was open and undogged. Its unlikely anyone else on the ship was in a position to escape, although an order was overheard on the radio at some point, "Don't let nobody go out on deck."

The water was likely just above freezing, and being dropped in frigid water causes involuntary lung contractions and muscle spasms.

In general, on Erie and Ontario this is true, however, Superior reaches depths greater than 500 feet, and the bottom near WhiteFish Bay is actually below sea level...

The finest memorial video I've ever seen. Takes your breath away.

P.S. Can anyone confirm if the launch of the ship shown in the video is indeed on the Detroit River just a few miles from Downtown? I recall that's where the ship was built.

I look out at the Mariner's Church on Jefferson Avenue in downtown Detroit from my work office. I always think of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Each spring the church blesses the shipping fleet as the season commences and a memorial service takes place each November at season's end. Please visit if you're ever in town.

this song gives chills up my back after knowing it is about a true happening, and this video makes it more eery.

From what I understand, the ship snaped in half and went down really fast, the men did not have a chance to escape.