Edmund Fitzgerald Documentary 1995 Excellent!

I was there, on board the S.S Armco. We were lagging behind the the Fizgerald and Anderson by about a hundred miles. This was the mother all storms. I thank the Lord every day that all of my shipmates and myself survived it. God bless all of the guys that went down with their ship.

“I’ve tried to bring him home”. Sir, you’ve done your brother proud.

I would kill to have documentaries like this today instead of scripted reality TV BS...

The part where the guy is talking about his brother is heartbreaking, you did bring him home pal, you came back for him and you brought him home.

Back when Discovery did real docs, and you actually learned something

I’m sure you will all laugh. I taped this on VHS way back when. I still have a VHS player and I have watched it countless times. It is so haunting, tragic and each time, touches my soul.

My folks owned a tavern in the midwest about this time. When Lightfoots song was played on the jukebox, the chatter would nearly cease......almost like a prayer in that dark little hall.

47 years later and the story still lives on. RIP to all who passed away on the lakes.

This is the definitive Edmund Fitzgerald documentary.

Who else is here on the 48th anniversary? I'll definitely be listening to "The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald" tonight!

May all the 29 men who died on the Fitzgerald will always be remembered by the ones they loved deeply. May they all rest in peace.

My dad was first mate on the fitz years before it went down..he knew all of those men...it was the saddest day of his life...his name was PATRICK BOYLE

My husband and I live in Michigan. In July of 1975 we were on vacation in Soo Sault Marie and took a boat tour of the Soo Locks. On the way back to the dock, the guide pointed out a huge red and white ore carrier and told us some facts about it. I remember there was a crew member hanging over the side on a scaffolding, touching up the red paint on the starboard side of the ship right under it's name, Edmond Fitzgerald. I went to take a photo of him only to realize I had used up the roll of film in my camera. By the time I got the new roll loaded, it was too late for a picture. The Edmond Fitzgerald went down that November 10th, on my husband's birthday. When we arrived home from celebrating his birthday and heard it on the news, we both immediately realized that was the ship I had missed getting a picture of!

back when Discovery Channel aired real documentaries.

I remember hearing the song by Gordon Lightfoot when I was 6 years old and fell in love with the song and the “Big Fitz”. I was an athlete growing up and always wore number 29 no matter what sport or position I played in honor of her and her crew. RIP Sailors! 🍺🍻🍺

This is a story that needed to be told. These men must never be forgotten 🙏RIP

Sad story and yet an important event in Maritime history. I served in the Navy for 23 years on 5 different submarines and I can tell you that every sailor places a bit too much faith in the might of their ship. Never underestimate an angry sea (or lake). The tolling of the Fitz's bell for each crew member by surviving family members must have been a chilling and emotional thing to witness. It gave me chills just watch it in this documentary. One cannot fathom the amount of emotions for those family members and the closure they finally must have felt, to see their loved one finally put to rest, with the tolling of the heart of the mighty Edmund Fitz. RIP to her crew.

The divers who went down and recovered the bell have big balls. There’s A LOT you could get tangled up in on a wreck, never mind the depth. Respect to them.

These 1995 commercials are a blast from the past!

Six thousand ships have sunk in the Great Lakes? Six. Thousand. That is a staggering number. RIP, sailors.