Arthur M Anderson Duluth Arrival, 45th Anniversary of Edmund Fitzgerald Sinking, 11/10/20.

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3 жыл бұрын

The Arthur M Anderson is seen arriving Duluth, Minnesota on November 10th, 2020, the 45th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. As most of you know, the Anderson was the last vessel to contact the Edmund Fitzgerald, at 7:10pm. Even after taking shelter in Whitefish Bay, she and another freighter, the William Clay Ford, headed back into the storm to search for possible survivors and wreckage of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
45 years later, weather in the twin ports was cloudy and as darkness fell snow started to fall as well. The Anderson would pass the Splitrock lightouse in the last couple of minutes of it being lit, and then come in on approach to the canal. Before coming into the harbor, then turned around and headed into the lake, a possible tribute to the brave men onboard the Anderson who went back out into the storm to look for survivors, and came around a second time, giving a special Masters Salute (to commemorate the Edmund Fitzgerald) which was answered by the bridge. It was a surreal experience.
The ship is visible at 3:30

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@just-shipping-it 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for going out into those elements last night to capture another awesome view of the Anderson’s ultimate arrival. Complete with master salute that was no doubt honouring the Fitzgerald and its Captain and Crew.

@yourroyalhighness7662 2 жыл бұрын

Sends chills down my spine. Big Fitz and the Anderson linked forever. Great trubute with the horns that only the Anderson can bestow.

@LadyOaksNZ 2 жыл бұрын

I can't help cry when I hear this mournful salute. It's like the long mournful wailing of our kuia ~ old Maori woman ~ calling to those beyond the grave at funerals. From New Zealand 🇳🇿.

@OrbitFallenAngel 8 ай бұрын

I have always been fascinated by the LEGEND that is the Edmund Fitzgerald...and the still sailing Arthur M. Anderson!! ❤❤ I remember as a kid I would beg my parents to please play the "Legend of the Edmund Fitzgerald " on the record player....I love that song!! I still do! I can listen to it over and over again and never ever get tired of it!!, You are one very brave soul for going out in that horrible weather to make this video!!

@sporty1701 2 жыл бұрын

The most respected ship on the lakes...always will be.

@jpb1231000 3 жыл бұрын

I'm from Georgia. Never been to the Great Lakes nor have I been in the Navy or been employed on a ship but I've become obsessed with the Edmund Fitzgerald story.Although I can't put a finger on all the reasons for this interest, I'm sure that part of it is due to the Bravery of the crew of the Arthur M Anderson and the camaraderie of it's progeny even today.... Moving Tribute for sure!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!

@kirk4086 2 жыл бұрын

You are not alone... An the bell rang 29 times...

@thatmnguy6099 3 жыл бұрын

R.I.P to those 29 men aboard the big fitz yesterday 45 years ago

@Donna.V 3 жыл бұрын

Those are the same lights they saw.

@frankreight5049 2 жыл бұрын

Arthur M. Anderson is a legend and a beautiful frighter to see . We will never for get the crew of the S.s. Edmunf Fitzgerald may they rip.

@Chasingrail 3 жыл бұрын

Can’t imagine how cool that would’ve been in person. 29 bells from me.

@FoxRiverRailfan 3 жыл бұрын

It was incredible. Once in a lifetime, for sure.

@dam1108 3 жыл бұрын

Sounding the horns brings tears to my eyes everytime.😥

@gilliankingston8259 3 жыл бұрын

I know what you mean, I wonder if Men feel the same way or would even admit to it if they did?

@Jessy4207 2 жыл бұрын

Same your not alone

@susanbelida6981 Жыл бұрын

Thank you and Lord bless the Anderson. We all know ir was for the beloved Mighty Fitz...captain and crew. Rest in peace Edmund Fitzgerald. Blessed Mother pray for the their souls.

@boostcreep4749 3 жыл бұрын

To anyone who has ever boated on the Great Lakes this just runs a chill up your spine! Thanks for the video!

@alexanderpatrick4866 3 жыл бұрын

This is really wonderful. At 3:22 you can see the light from the front of the ship approaching from the far left. Thank you so much for this. "The loss of their lives will always bring pain... The joy of their lives shall always remain"...

@shellylupton9889 3 жыл бұрын

Im from Ontario and drove along lake superior. Its so vast and unbelievable.... God speed to the 29 men and boys aboard that ship 🙏🙏 forever remembered here in Ontario

@dianelindberg7649 2 жыл бұрын

Brings tears to my eyes. I wonder how many times that horn blasted that night just hoping & praying the Fitz would respond back.

@brookswashere3339 3 жыл бұрын

It's like the ship is screaming for its lost sister

@josephkorfhage3679 3 жыл бұрын

God bless the crew of the Fitz and to all who have lost their lives on the great lakes and their families

@Sanctimoniously 3 жыл бұрын

Love the mournful voice of the bridge's horns.

@strata114 3 жыл бұрын

Arthur M Anderson comes into view at 4:00 Still in service 45 years after the Edmund Fitzgerald 'went down'. 🚢

@strata114 3 жыл бұрын

@@TNS17 Extent of the tragedy is fully realized. No disrespect intended. Record of radio transmissions is in KZfaq’s Exploring America authored vlog titled - “After the Edmund Fitzgerald sank, Arthur M Anderson, Coast Guard Radio Transmissions!” kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZZ-npqA2py9hZs.html The words used by a Captain at the 15:00 minute mark of that 32 minute radio report ie ‘that the Fitzgerald went down’

@clearlycaribbeanreb7176 3 жыл бұрын

@@TNS17 You couldn’t really be this stupid are you?

@danbasta3677 3 жыл бұрын

The ore carrier Arther Anderson was built in 1952 and still in service. The Big Fitz was built in 1958. It was said that the Big Fitz had structural problems which should have never been sent out in the first place on that fateful night November 10, 1975 when she went down. Both ships should have never been on that lake when weather forecasters predicted that there were two volatile air masses approaching the area and both ships should have remained anchored in the harbor areas until the storms had passed. Both vessels were sailing a last of the season run before the Great Lakes were frozen over. Both sips masters Earnest McSorley and Bernie Jesse Cooper had 40 years of sailing experience between them and they both agreed that these waters were the most worse waters they both had experienced in all the years of sailing the Great Lakes between them.

@TNS17 3 жыл бұрын

@@clearlycaribbeanreb7176 chill out. I’m only 13, my god dude

@clearlycaribbeanreb7176 3 жыл бұрын

@@TNS17 Well, you deleted your original post so and for me to comment the way I did it must have been extremely wild. I can’t remember what it was now of course.

@SilverThunder710 2 жыл бұрын

I've heard rumors that the salute here carried on the snow, waves and wind to where the Fitz sunk, and still echos around the sunken bow and stern.

@Kimtwister 3 жыл бұрын

rest in peace 29 always will never be forgotten

@SilentEcho9194 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. That was a touching tribute for the 29 lost lives. I was only 5 when that happened, but they are always remembered.

@anthonylangley8717 2 жыл бұрын

That is an impressively long ship! Beautifully quiet.

@geoffdevore6321 3 жыл бұрын

RIP... 29 good men died that stormy night back in 1975.

@tonyk8592 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice vid. Thanks for your efforts in less than great weather. Always nice to see a tribute to the Fitzgerald, and all those lost on the lakes.

@LoriLeaPouttu 3 жыл бұрын

This was really neat to see! Thanks for sharing!

@LoriLeaPouttu 3 жыл бұрын

The bells ringing out when the bridge lowers seemed really appropriate at the end too.

@dandigiovanni6998 2 ай бұрын

If there was ever a prime candidate for a ship to become a museum ship following retirement from service, the Arthur M. Anderson most definitely qualifies IMO. The heroic actions of the Anderson and the crew under Captain Cooper's command on the night of November 10, 1975 in first trying to help the Edmund Fitzgerald get to safety, then heading back out into the tempest that sent the Fitz and all 29 aboard to their doom in the hopes of finding any survivors have single-handedly elevated the ship from a humble lake freighter, to legendary (and widely revered) hero ship. To scrap the Anderson after retirement from service would be an extreme disservice and highly disrespectful to the memory of the fallen crew of the Fitz and their surviving family members if you ask me. Hopefully the powers that be at Great Lakes Fleet see it that same way that I obviously do.

@toddbartel6300 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for filming this in nasty weather. I w ax s in Illinois waiting for storm too pass

@FoxRiverRailfan 3 жыл бұрын

It was fitting for the occasion. Thank you.

@jacktfowler246 6 ай бұрын

Most people know of her famous history, forever linked with the Fitz. But the Anderson was also Captain Coopers favorite of all the ships he captained. He hated the 1000 footer they put him on after the Anderson and he missed her terribly.

@JD-pe4vg 3 жыл бұрын

One of the coolest videos I’ve ever seen. Great job filming a pretty famous ship!

@ms.martiegallego8834 3 жыл бұрын

That's how one arrives !! RIP to the Men of the FITZ !!

@eaglewolffox6275 2 жыл бұрын

Arthur M. Anderson is not just blasting Its horn it is weeping

@kirk4086 2 жыл бұрын

The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down...of the big they call "Gitche gumee'"... Thanks from all of us...

@shellylupton9889 3 жыл бұрын

Like a cry out for the Fitzgerald. ❤

@TNS17 3 жыл бұрын

The men aboard the Fitz are in a much better place now, may God rest their souls.

@karinfichtner7479 2 жыл бұрын

I was born in Duluth, and used to sit on the wall on the side of that Aerial Bridge and watch the ships home through. I still get excited when I see them.

@crickkett7510 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this!

@FoxRiverRailfan 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! There were maybe 12 people out for the Anderson, and I myself waited a little over an hour. Well worth it.

@crickkett7510 3 жыл бұрын

@@FoxRiverRailfan , wish I could have been there. Has the bell ringing happened this year?

@FoxRiverRailfan 3 жыл бұрын

@@crickkett7510 Yes, I don't have a link for this year's ceremony, but it did happen. It should be on KZfaq in the coming days, if I had to assume.

@Jessy4207 2 жыл бұрын

Everytime I hear the horn from the ships I always try not cry

@TNS17 3 жыл бұрын

Boy did the horns sound eerie

@HinataElyonToph 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen people say it’s like the Anderson is calling out to the Fitz. Knowing that she won’t get an answer.

@cjdavis2684 6 ай бұрын

Hopefully the Anderson will be turned into a museum ship on the lake and Not scrapped when she is decommissioned. She and the Fitzgerald are linked together in history and the Anderson should remain a floating to the memory not only to the crew of the Fitzgerald who lost their lives that November night. But also to the courage of the Captain and Crew of the Anderson who risked their lives and ship to go back out into that storm and try to find the Fitzgerald and her crew.

@dandigiovanni6998 2 ай бұрын

Totally agree, I feel it would be disrespectful beyond words to do anything less with this legendary vessel after retirement than make her into a museum ship, in much the same way that other retired, legendary vessels (the USS Missouri, aka "The Mighty Mo" for one example) have had happen before. An Arthur M. Anderson museum ship could feature the mandatory Edmund Fitzgerald and crew memorial, along with a tribute to the crew of the Anderson on that fateful night of November 10, 1975 and their heroic actions, along with a general guide/walk-through/displays showing what life was/is like aboard a laker-type cargo ship for a Great Lakes mariner, and so forth. I can almost visualize what it would be and look like, make it a reality I say.

@clearlycaribbeanreb7176 3 жыл бұрын

The Big Fitz was an Ohio boat with Ohio sailors. We will never forget here in the Buckeye state!

@danbasta3677 3 жыл бұрын

Yes very much so. I was born in East Liverpool, Ohio and raised in Pennsylvania, Beaver county, next to Columbia County eastern Ohio. There were guys that were on the Big Fitz from Ohio that perished that fateful morning of 10 November, 1975. A few guys were from Ashtabula county, Ohio, and Toledo, Ohio. Believe the ships master, Earnest McSorley also resided in Ohio, even through believe he was born in Canada. And, Thank You Canadian government for your help and participation in trying to find and participate in rescue maneuvers of the loss of the Big Fitz.

@timtenn7671 3 жыл бұрын

The Fitz had crewmembers from many different states. I still remember that night having grown up in Green Bay. May they all rest in peace.

@clearlycaribbeanreb7176 3 жыл бұрын

@Steely Dan I’m well aware of that, but the majority of sailors on the Toledo Express were Ohioans.

@alexanderpatrick4866 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Did you see that? At 4:04 the face of a mariner appears to the lower right of the bright light of the lamp post closest to us on the left. Watch carefully... he pulsates as the bridge answers the master salute.... Watch carefully.

@capesquirt 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You for sharing. This was a very commemorative event. I wish more people was around to take part I wish I was.. It was very touching the bridge tenders replied.. The Great Lakes region will never forget the Fitzy and 29 sailors.. If I was the Captain of the Anderson I also would have tooted a short 29 more times.. Oh yeah. To the engineer on the Anderson. Crank up your air pressure or increase the steam. You can't let the bridge horn blow you away...

@brianparent8901 2 жыл бұрын

Ever since the sinking of the Fitz, I am afraid of those Freighters. I pray for the 29 men every night before bed. I start with Karl A. Peckol, who was 20 when the FITZ went down

@paulbriere4872 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. But what’s the significance of "3 longs, 2 shorts" on the horns?

@FoxRiverRailfan 3 жыл бұрын

3 Longs and 2 Shorts is a "Master's Salute". It is one of the lesser-used salutes on the great lakes, and here it is commemorating the men on the Edmund Fitzgerald.

@danbasta3677 3 жыл бұрын

@@FoxRiverRailfan Thank You for your most educated answer and reply here. And those horns that were being sounded was a sad, yet proud salute deserved for all 29 hands that were lost that tragic day and date through history in November, 1975.

@ShakespeareCafe 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine the ghosts of the 29 ride the AA as they climbed on board soon after the Fitz went down....haunting

@RandomTrinidadian 2 жыл бұрын

Anderson: I still miss the. Rail Bridge: I know, i miss them too.

@mikeg.5233 Жыл бұрын

She made it through that weather. 👍

@suemoore4797 2 жыл бұрын

I am always thinking about all those who were on the ship. Every time I here the song Wreck Of The Edmund FitzGerald. How horrifying that must have been and it will not be long until the 46th Anniversary.

@emilleyanderson1909 2 күн бұрын

that water looks so cold 🥶

@RailPreserver2K 3 жыл бұрын

Do you know if there's been any plans on trying to either save the whole ship or part of the ship when it's retired?

@pudermcgavin4462 3 жыл бұрын

This made me emotional

@dwaynerjublome2339 3 жыл бұрын

Who else wants to cry hearing this... lol its as sad as bagpipes however I love it!

@dakotah_anderson Жыл бұрын

The sound of the horns freezing is quite a sound

@FreightTrainDrifter 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome 👍

@danielmcfadden1 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@jennifermichael3305 3 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@sarahconnor8189 Жыл бұрын

I can just feel the cold,,,,,,

@Maestrohbill 3 жыл бұрын

It was awesome.

@Donna.V 3 жыл бұрын

I know it was the snow, but the camera lens blurred like tears...

@colleenross8752 3 жыл бұрын

As if heaven is in mourning

@Donna.V 3 жыл бұрын

@@colleenross8752 Agreed.

@voraciousreader3341 2 жыл бұрын

This is amazing, but the Anderson should have gone into the Superior harbor to make the tribute....that was the Edmund Fitzgerald’s last port, and it’s final point of departure, before being lost. Of course, that harbor has no bells and whistles as the Minnesota entry does, so there wouldn’t have been any publicity.

@FoxRiverRailfan 2 жыл бұрын

Whichever entrance it came in through, know that it is going into the same port the Edmund Fitzgerald departed from on that night.

@judydavenport9636 3 жыл бұрын

The dislikes have no soul.

@gilliankingston8259 3 жыл бұрын

Sadly, I have watched another video of the "Master Salute" by the Arthur M Anderson to the Captain and Crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald (10:11:2020) and that one had 97 dislikes. I have a really difficult time understanding why anyone would do this, I have never seen a comment that would explain why, it's just plain disrespectful to dislike a tribute like this but then there are trolls everywhere.