50 years after the tragic loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald, she remains the Great Lakes’ last major shipwreck. Once, these disasters were a regular part of life on the lakes. How has shipping changed since the loss of this iconic vessel?
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00:00 The Last Ship to Go Down
02:44 What Makes the Lakes So Dangerous?
04:29 Prevention Measures
06:25 Weather Forecasts
10:27 A Shift in Culture
11:43 Remaining Dangers
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“How the Edmund Fitzgerald Changed Great Lakes Shipping” was produced by Great Lakes Now/@detroitpbs
Produced and Written by
Matt Winne
Narrated by
Rob Green
Edited by
Jordan Wingrove
Camera
Matt Winne
Scott Lawrence
Additional Material
Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
National Transportation Safety Board
Bowling Green State University Libraries
Alan Auld/Imagine Films
NOAA
Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Great Lakes Observing System
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary
Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute
University of North Carolina Coastal Studies Institute
Nick Zachar