Sinking of the Colossus: The Freighter That Vanished Suddenly

On November 10, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, the pride of the American side of the Great Lakes, sailed directly into a monstrous winter storm. Carrying a massive load of iron ore, the 729-foot titan was considered virtually unsinkable. Without a single distress call, the ship vanished from radar, taking all 29 crew members to the freezing bottom of Lake Superior. To this day, the exact mechan...