National News! What could have they Hit? The Michipicoten Dep Duluth May 18. Last time in Duluth

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Ай бұрын

Pictures of the arrival here:
/ duluthshipphotography
About this incident and the actual video visit:
Not sure any of the info in the news makes sense! Wait for the Conspiracy theories... they claim the vessel hit "something" under water SW of Isle Royal, if you watch my video, I included their "track" from Two Harbors. They appear to make that turn to Thunder Bay as they are passing Grand Marias. As far as I am aware of there is not much out in that part of the lake to hit. Maybe a Submarine? (kidding). My guess is either the hull cracked or they bumped the dock departing and broke a seam?
Time will tell, they made it safely, no lives lost!
About this Visit:
The Michipicoten arrived Duluth May 18 at 00:58 in the morning, arriving to load iron ore at the CN dock. Ironically, this was their 1st visit to Duluth to load ore! They pulled into the CN dock at 04:07 and began loading the ore. 12.4 hours later they finished loading and departed CN. They pulled out of Duluth at 17:19 after spending 16.4 hours in port. Heading to the Soo to deliver the ore.
Info on the Michipicoten:
LENGTH 698’
BEAM 70’00”
DEPTH 37’00”
MIDSUMMER DRAFT 26’06”
UNLOADING BOOM LENGTH 250’
UNLOAD RATE 4,800 NT/HR
CAPACITY 22,000 tons
CUBIC CAPACITY 544,870
OPERATING SPEED 13.8 knots
AVERAGE CREW ON BOARD 17-18
From MPR News:
One-half of crew evacuated from Lake Superior freighter for safety reasons
One-half of the 22-person crew of the Michipicoten, a 689-foot freighter traveling on Lake Superior, have left the boat for safety. The vessel is now headed to a nearby port, U.S. Coast Guard officials say.
The Michipicoten was filled with taconite when it began to take on water on Saturday after possibly colliding with something underwater.
“It’s a rapidly evolving situation so for safety concerns they started to remove the crew members from the vessel,” said Omar Faba of the U.S. Coast Guard.
Another bulk carrier, the Edwin H. Gott, is currently riding alongside the Michipicoten. The U.S. Coast Guard, Border Patrol, and the National Park Service are also involved.

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@merryhunt9153 Ай бұрын

This isn't getting much media coverage because most newcasters are afraid to try and say Michipicoten.

@williambarry8015 Ай бұрын

I pronounced it coaten at first.

@chrismack5908 Ай бұрын

Read about this in NorCal. Glad it did not sink.

@liljrockbunny Ай бұрын

I had to watch a video how to pronounce it. But yeah, I tried several times before resorting to it.

@leonardcollings7389 Ай бұрын

michipi-coten Ojibway for big bluffs.

@ffemtx47 Ай бұрын

Local news in the U.P. (TV6) had a "non" local, up & coming, news anchor filling in this weekend (June 8th) and he totally MASSACRED the name! Something like "Michimariacopia", or something like it. LMAO! I've seen this boat MANY times at the Upper Harbor in Marquette where they take-on iron ore pellets. One cannot appreciate the size of these things unless you're right next to them!

@carolewoolley7017 Ай бұрын

As an old person myself, there get to be a number of weak points, especially if not repaired regularly. I love the Michipicoten. The elderly lakers are such a attractive design with their axe bow and forward pilot house. Also her name just rolls off the tongue. Hope whatever happened is fixable. Many of us with decades of service and a life well spent are unfortunately reaching our expiration date. Like they say, getting old is. not for whimps! Bless you Lady Michipoten and hopefully many years to come.❤ .

@ksw8415 Ай бұрын

Aint that the truth!

@amywright2243 Ай бұрын

I'm always nervous for the crews of the ships. Grateful no one was injured. Thanks for plain information, Paul.

@daviddunn5264 Ай бұрын

I'm glad that she made it to port, and the crew is safe! Thanks for the update, and the actual track was great information that you didn't see on the "news".

@user-AZ-phil Ай бұрын

She's such a graceful old laker. I won't try to speculate till she's been inspected, but the good thing about it is with GPS navigation, they know exactly where it happened, and the USCG is already checking to see what might be in the area. It won't be long before the cause is determined.

@lynnsenger9950 Ай бұрын

Glad they made it to port safely. And, kudos to the Gott for helping a fellow Laker.

@PaulScinocca Ай бұрын

Way big indeed! On that!!

@blackmoom Ай бұрын

Absolutely! Big Edwin 👍

@blackmoom Ай бұрын

Your theory makes perfect sense. In that area of the Lake it would seem there's nothing to hit (?) Just glad she made it to Port safely and nobody was hurt.

@bevpearson8268 Ай бұрын

Wow! A reminder of just how dangerous a job those lads have!!

@PaulScinocca Ай бұрын

So true!

@greathornedowl3644 Ай бұрын

Glad to hear the crew and the boat are safe. BRAVO to all those who assisted. Hopefully something minor

@frankpeck1448 Ай бұрын

Thank you, Paul...appreciate all you do.⚘️🇺🇸

@bettygilmore611 Ай бұрын

I have been watching these videos for about 3 years amd I feel personnaly invested in a story like this. 😢 glad it has gotten to port ok. Crew safe a a fellow ship watching out for her and the crew. Hope to see her going under that lift bridge repair done properly and safe crew on board.

@db4239 Ай бұрын

I sailed for Interlake 25 years. Following heavy rains in Minnesota huge trees would slide into Lake Superior and become adrift. We saw them floating all over the Lake. There once was a slide at Taconite Harbor that fouled the Lake for months. I believe Michi hit one of these trees, just right and ruptured one of her ballast tanks.

@sturmovik1274 Ай бұрын

We have gotten a decent amount of rain here in MN recently. At least one good storm a week for the last month down here in Minneapolis/St Paul, and the North Shore has gotten its share. I was up there at Gooseberry Falls State Park, between Duluth and Two Harbors, a few weeks ago and a normally sedate river was screaming like I've never seen it before.

@darrengladstone3159 Ай бұрын

They certainly had big rains for several weeks in that area. Hopefully it was a tree and not a poor watch hitting a pleasure craft. Pretty deep there.

@nickelguy88-rt1nx Ай бұрын

Great video! Thank you for the clip at the end of their travels. I wonder what they hit.

@scottburns2600 Ай бұрын

Deep water with nothing in the vicinity to collide with. I'm wondering if some sort of structural failure occurred

@RandomDudeOne Ай бұрын

yip

@Bad-Karma Ай бұрын

Early reports says Stacy Abrams was last seen basking in the waters of lake Superior.

@CynthiaWord-iq7in Ай бұрын

Like a seam opening ...from some piece of equip that heated it?

@propdoctor21564 Ай бұрын

Exactly what I suspect

@NormHotty-zv2iw Ай бұрын

Probably terrorist attack by a foreign Nation or rival corporation

@SteveMikre44 Ай бұрын

I watched a video yesterday suggesting the Michipicoten might have suffered hull failure. Thank goodness they were able to bring her in and nobody was hurt...🙏⚓

@realityjunky Ай бұрын

I've been offline for a while now but I just read about this on CNN. I immediately closed that out and came here, knowing I'd get better information. Thank you for this vid Paul and keep us posted.

@riobird6643 Ай бұрын

nice coverage Paul

@tuxedotservo Ай бұрын

Large tree trunk, maybe? I know when I used to cross to Isle Royale from the Keweenaw, that was 1st and foremost the thing we kept an eye out for. Some of those are full sized trees, mostly submerged. Older vessel/steel, might not take all that hard a knock to crack.

@XmalD73 Ай бұрын

Thank goodness the incident happened in calm waters with many other boats around. Glad everyone is safe and watching for more news on this great old ship

@NoewerrATall Ай бұрын

I was so happy to see that they made it to Thunder Bay! Hopefully she is repairable, and will be gracing the Duluth Ship Canal again soon.

@PaulScinocca Ай бұрын

Indeed!

@treeandaturd Ай бұрын

nice work

@tomtribby2309 Ай бұрын

Wow her ribs are really showing on the forward section of her portside.

@PaulScinocca Ай бұрын

Not sure, or structural failure?

@carpetguy69 Ай бұрын

I understand that it is called oil canning, and is completely normal. That was discussed on the battleship New Jersey page.

@geraldlohrisch2656 Ай бұрын

Yes. I wonder if that is related to this event. It would take a lot of force to do that.

@CanadianTexaninLiguria Ай бұрын

This is normal and comes from sliding into the locks - same on all lakers

@robertwazniak9495 Ай бұрын

@@CanadianTexaninLiguriamore likely from dealing with ice on the Great Lakes

@va3xj Ай бұрын

She’s 72 years old. I’m thinking metal fatigue

@danielmorris3687 Ай бұрын

I'm happy all crew are safe but I gotta say I get a bit nervous when I hear of any adverse incident involving Lower Lakes Towing, and not only because they are all registered out of my home port. MIssissagi gone for scrap, Cuyahoga on fire twice within a few months and fate currently unknown as far as I can discern and now Michipicoten with structural damage that hopefully is financially feasible to repair. LLT has been keeping a nice group of old school freighters employed and as of this moment they are down to just Saginaw working the Lakes. I'm not jumping to any conclusions and am hoping for the best of outcomes, as I hope we all are. 🤞🍁

@gregdavis7204 Ай бұрын

Just say it, they are cheap!! Profit is what matters! The whole fleet looks rough!

@danielmorris3687 Ай бұрын

@@gregdavis7204 Yes they look rough but Lower Lakes has been extending their working life when other fleets were going to scrap them. And remember most Canadian freighters navigate way more locks more frequently than American fleets. 8 sets to get through the Welland canal and another 7 if they head downbound to Montreal. It takes it's toll.

@tuxedotservo Ай бұрын

@@gregdavis7204 large swatch of the Algoma fleet on line 1 😉

@gregdavis7204 Ай бұрын

@@tuxedotservo no ablaa!

@gregdavis7204 Ай бұрын

@@tuxedotservo I said nothing about algoma. Im exercising my 5th amendment on grounds it may inseminate me!🤣

@kevinsellsit5584 Ай бұрын

At 4:59 your video links cover your text. Move them up a bit.

@robertboyd1513 Ай бұрын

Chinese sub sneaking around? We already had spy balloon.

@patriciasutton8655 Ай бұрын

Hard not to go there. Nothing surprises me anymore.

@richm3528 Ай бұрын

Wvhat do you think the balloon was doing in the 1st place..... Gathering&transferring data from the spy sub back to china,Russia, north Korea, the Iranians.....who knows nowdays....

@LokiOdinson-fz8ps 22 күн бұрын

Just exactly did your mythical sub get through the St Lawrence seaway, Welland canal and Soo Locks without anyone seeing it Ricky Redneck???????

@LokiOdinson-fz8ps 22 күн бұрын

@@patriciasutton8655ok Roberta Redneck

@monkeyboy4746 Ай бұрын

1952, older than me, and I'm old.

@snakeman48 Ай бұрын

I'm older than that ship

@highrx Ай бұрын

Imagine trying to write a song with the word “Michipicoten” in it? I’m sure glad there was no loss of life too need to write such a song.

@PaulScinocca Ай бұрын

Lol

@markenda1 Ай бұрын

Is it possible she could have struck a partially waterlogged and submerged tree? I would imagine there are a number of rivers that feed in, so that could be a possibility.

@sturmovik1274 Ай бұрын

Another comment from someone who sailed 25 years for Interlake said that heavy rains in Minnesota (and we've had a decent amount for the last month) would wash big trees into the lake to become submerged logs. He thought she might have hit one of them just right. And, yes, I was up at the mouth of one of those rivers a few weeks ago and it was screaming like I've never seen it.

@CanadianTexaninLiguria Ай бұрын

I sailed on the lakes for 15+ years, tree will just bounce off

@noelkelly3223 Ай бұрын

Thank god they are all safe 🙏

@Cmon-Man Ай бұрын

I hope they are up to date on their Extended Warranty. Whew!

@gregmctevia5087 Ай бұрын

Strange business.🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ Beautiful piece.

@ILikeGT_101 Ай бұрын

What did you mean last time did you mean before the incident or last time ever

@christisgod3354 Ай бұрын

Paul, what are the latest rumors that you are hearing?

@nerdgarage Ай бұрын

The location where they turned is hundred of feet deep. However if you look at navigation charts there are 2 weather bouys near that location. One belongs to NOAA, the other im guessing from the labeling is perhaps from University of Minnesota. --- Looking closer at their track on AIS records their track comes very very close to the charted locations of those bouys. Anyone taking bets ?

@sturmovik1274 Ай бұрын

@tuxedotservo Ай бұрын

@@sturmovik1274 a submerged tree swept into the lake by the weather is kind of where I'm leaning at the moment.

@TOTALCAMARO Ай бұрын

I’m so grateful that the crew and ship made it to Thunder Bay. I was up in Duluth with my son and his wife touring the William Irvin when we heard about the incident.

@PaulScinocca Ай бұрын

Indeed, it was a bit of a nail biter not really knowing what was going on.

@TOTALCAMARO Ай бұрын

@@PaulScinocca I was shocked

@jamesnelson6980 Ай бұрын

I hope they have a low deductible!

@jameskiehm546 29 күн бұрын

Paul, I would be interested in how the Lakers load and unload Taconite. How are the hatches lifted and replaced and how does the huge boom work.

@terin1862 Ай бұрын

MH-370?

@bobcaygeon975 Ай бұрын

the little kids are yelling honk the horn! and the captain responded.

@XX-qd6ke Ай бұрын

The vessels and the bridge always acknowledge with a master salute on the horns...1, Long and 2, Short'...

@user-kg4eb7nl5b Ай бұрын

Damb Russian submarines ! ... glad they made Thunder Bay OK

@PaulScinocca Ай бұрын

I was thinking China..😆

@scottburns2600 Ай бұрын

😆 🤣

@UnintendedConsequences Ай бұрын

Always with the “Russians”. 🥴

@frankpeck1448 Ай бұрын

Now THAT'S funny...does anyone remember the movie: 'The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming!' A 1966 Comedy. History repeats itself!❤

@gumshoe2273 Ай бұрын

Yes. Good movie. I remember the part where the Russians were trying to pronounce the town name of Gloucestershire off a map.

@janiestege4010 Ай бұрын

From our news reports here in Ontario the ship Michipicoten did not hit anything but her hull has a large ripe in her. She is moored in thunder Bay. Crew are all safe. They heard a loud crack in her hull, which caused her to take on water. Not sure if she will be repaired or not. Shame for all 😢. I think seeing her leave Duluth was the last time I will ever see her on our Great Lakes. 😢

@rosspeterson3711 Ай бұрын

Damn orcas

@mcvet57103 Ай бұрын

That's dock damage from either bouncing off the dock while docking, or being pushed into the dock to hard.

@XX-qd6ke Ай бұрын

Not uncommon at all. Better to have some give, than none at all and be rigid like the hull of the Titanic. Deck plate is only an inch thick, and those ships take a beating up against the wharf, docks, piers, concrete dolphins. Not all loading docks are articulating. Many of the old stationary chute docks are still in use, in this case the ships are heaved up against and winched back and forth along the dock over and over again using the deck machinery to partially load measurable amounts of the commodity being loaded safely, watchfully and evenly with a constant eye on the hull strain gauges... for and as has happened throughout history, placing too much of a load differential along the ships keel can break her back. Then you have the Pilot boat, the Grub boat and Mailboat all banging up alongside the the shipside all season long, over 72 sailing seasons when ships crew board, disembark, or grub, goods, parts and mail and packages being are delivered, all while underway in all kinds of weather, and then making your way through the locks, where sometimes the shipsides rub and scrape along the charred black, sacraficial wood planking that line the lock walls and they get so hot that black smoke actually rolls and then rises up off of them. Then its onward to cutting through brash ice, ice floes and pack ice or being stuck in ice for 3 days to a week, with the engines set at 1/3 forward as you slowly try to make headway along while ice compresses against the hull and you await a U.S. or Canadian Ice Cutter or Tug to come and cut you out, and where a day's progress is sometimes measured in inches to feet, and so it goes, from spring fit out, all through the summer sailing season onto and all through the winter season until the end of season lay up.

@mikeluly6652 Ай бұрын

This is one of the busiest vessels on the lakes as far as dock frequency. It runs a lot from Duluth to the Soo and back, usually in a 72 hour timeframe. It's a 72 year old boat that has inspections every 5 years. I don't know when it had its last but I can tell you the USCG and inspectors would find this and it wouldn't sail until repaired. But again, the frequency of docking along with an old hull that might have been compromised is my take on it. Those officers know exactly where those buoy's are. Only if one of them went AWOL would that be a possibility. Another issue is that she was running 9 knots or so in ok weather. She's a pretty quick boat that generally runs in the 13+ knots up and down the lake. I think as they were going down they realized there was a problem, slowed down and turned.on the pumps. Very glad they made safety and the men are ok.

@leftseat30 Ай бұрын

Coast guard station grand marais? Closed!

@Raptorman0909 Ай бұрын

It's quite odd, it looks like it rubbed against something really hard and did so from bow to stern -- it's that last part that has me stumped. The only other thing is it may have been plated over from a previous strike and those ribs are stringers for the new plating. Whatever it is it looks pretty bad!

@danielmorris3687 Ай бұрын

Those ribs have been showing for a few years and a few ships are worse. That's from going through locks and rubbing against piers. From what I've seen it isn't usually that rough where the hull curves down to the keel under the waterline. I'm thinking if they did hit something its probably under the water but of course that is just speculation. We should know what the inspection report determines relatively soon.

@just-stuff419 Ай бұрын

That's called oil canning. The battle ship New Jersey KZfaq Page has a good video explaining it. It's not from what a person might think.

@sturmovik1274 Ай бұрын

@Raptorman0909 Ай бұрын

@@sturmovik1274 I think the odds that a tree, even a really big tree, substantially damaged a 700 foot vessel in deep water is ridiculous! In shallow water maybe but only just maybe, in deep water the bow would have pushed it out of the way causing only minor damage. Also, it appears the Coast Guard and other authorities suspect hull failure and given how bad that hull looks I'd have to agree that hull failure is way more likely!

@BobEllis79 Ай бұрын

Does anyone know the original destination? All the news articles reference the current MarineTraffic and quote Thunder Bay as the intended destination.

@PaulScinocca Ай бұрын

Sault Ste. Marie, Essar steel to deliver the ore

@user-py3ex2ym9f Ай бұрын

Corrosion and lack of maintenance. The ribbing can be seen through the hull. It’s amazing it was still afloat this long.

@XX-qd6ke Ай бұрын

@WeatherTrackerTV Ай бұрын

Id bet water logged tree. Some of the pics online looked serious - listing more than 15 degrees. Luckily the guys got the pumps to stabilize her. But from the pics. I don’t think was far from being way more serious.

@CanadianTexaninLiguria Ай бұрын

A tree isnt going to hurt a ship

@ffemtx47 Ай бұрын

Where'd you find the pics?

@bdctrans70 Ай бұрын

I figured she had a close encounter with the locks when she was heading to Duluth. Good for the captain was able to to get most of the crew off and get her into safety.

@drewpackman2929 Ай бұрын

Wut?

@jennyk2022 Ай бұрын

Old ship. Oil canned hull. Metal fatigue. All to be expected with time but if it leads to breach of hull = not good. Glad crew got to safety & ship still in service for now.

@XX-qd6ke Ай бұрын

@tol12341 Ай бұрын

Was waiting for a Gordon light foot remix,…..to soon?

@oliverscratch Ай бұрын

Perhaps they encountered Mishipeshu.

@NormanSilver Ай бұрын

Divers should be deployed into that area ASAP!

@tuxedotservo Ай бұрын

More feasible for a thorough side-scan sonar sweep of the area, just to rule out any 'pinnacles of doom' - though one would think if there was an up-cropping there (like Superior Shoal is, further to the east) other ships would've found out by now.

@johngreenlees Ай бұрын

It looks like when it turns to try to head for Thunder Bay, it is in what amounts to the recommended shipping lane - at a point where its 500 plus feet in any direction for a long way - they didn't hit bottom or run aground at that point. There are NOAA and another big Univ bouys right in that area but . . .

@JH-mj4ms Ай бұрын

Whatever they hit could be damaged as well... I'm curious if it is possible for a submarine to travel directly under a boat of this size without being detected...and something went wrong while doing it.

@ngcolby Ай бұрын

There's no way to get a sub thru all the locks from the st lawrence seaway to lake superior without being noticed. Can't submerge in a lock. Even one of the small Gato class WWII subs couldn't do it.

@JH-mj4ms Ай бұрын

@@ngcolby thanks...just thinking out loud...just seems like with such a big ship something could potentially hide under it...still want to know what damaged the ship.

@ngcolby Ай бұрын

@@JH-mj4ms A big tree is my guess, caught it just right...

@JH-mj4ms Ай бұрын

@@ngcolby makes sense...and from the looks of the ship it might not of took much to break the hull. Looks like it's not very well maintained. It's a hunch.

@stakman78 Ай бұрын

That old girl looks like she's past her use by date! The ripples in her sides

@GWNorth-db8vn Ай бұрын

1952. One of the last of the old school lakers with the forward pilothouse. Almost seems odd to see one that's not black.

@XX-qd6ke Ай бұрын

@briansims4365 Ай бұрын

Had there been any earthquake activity in the area recently. Might be lake floor rose due to seizmic activity

@GWNorth-db8vn Ай бұрын

Not Superior. It's in the middle of a tectonic plate that's been stable for billions of years. There are still small earthquakes in the Great Lakes from the land rebounding after being pushed down by the glaciers, but they don't change the landscape.

@patriciasutton8655 Ай бұрын

I’d think a quake large enough to do that, if it happened on Superior, would trigger a tsunami. Besides, no reports of activity on the USGS Earthquake tracker.

@ffemtx47 Ай бұрын

Ain't NO earthquake ever gonna significantly make Superior's shipping channels lake floor rise THAT high without a giant tsunami happening!!

@GWNorth-db8vn Ай бұрын

@@ffemtx47 - You don't get giant landslides in an area with solid granite bedrock, either. All the loose stuff got scraped off by glaciers and what's left is rock that's been there for 3 billion years.

@ffemtx47 Ай бұрын

@@GWNorth-db8vn Exactly. Although there are some minor "slough offs" of limestone & sandstone once in awhile that wouldn't affect freighters.

@darnice1125 Ай бұрын

Her stern looks more kicked up than normal when leaving Port. Maybe the camera angle is though. We'll once inspection is done, we will know what happened and no one tries to cover it up.

@darnice1125 Ай бұрын

Ha, exactly what I said, structural failure.

@retroseventy Ай бұрын

I don't think there are any submarines in the Great Lakes?!

@Adamu98 Ай бұрын

Superior wanted another boat. 1975 is too long of a wait for her.

@patriciasutton8655 Ай бұрын

Maybe Gitche Gumee hungry for more taconite?

@oldinuselesshancox5194 Ай бұрын

Big foot swimming

@UQRXD Ай бұрын

It hit old age. Falling aport.

@markbaker3639 Ай бұрын

Is she starting to get too old to sail?

@alparker8661 Ай бұрын

Any container ships on the lakes yet?

@XX-qd6ke Ай бұрын

Due to their size, those are handled on the coasts and then ship 'double-stack' intermodal (sea containers) by rail as most are to large to navigate the locks in the St. Lawrence Seaway, and are limited to 740 feet in length, 78 foot beam and drafting no more than 26 feet.

@SailorGerry Ай бұрын

26' 09" now, mostly dependant on water levels lower Seaway (Montreal area).

@XX-qd6ke Ай бұрын

@@SailorGerry --- Greetings from Sailor Jerry!!!

@RailFanRob Ай бұрын

This ship is very old so a stress crack wouldn't surprise me....

@wdhewson Ай бұрын

She looks light in the water??

@ffemtx47 Ай бұрын

At 3:20 looks to be drafting about 22'-23'.

@auntistella Ай бұрын

Submarine?

@jameskiehm546 Ай бұрын

I watched the video of the insert long Native American name I can’t pronounce boat leaving Duluth and thought, wow that is an old relic of the past. I wouldn’t be surprised if she had a hull failure of some kind.

@PaulScinocca Ай бұрын

That is the latest plausible rumor out there on the cause.

@jameskiehm546 Ай бұрын

@@PaulScinoccaHey Paul, love your channel. I got the freighter bug Christmas day 1979. My dad, grandpa, bother and myself went down to the Milwaukee lakefront because of a massive winter storm. While it was still light out we came upon the EM Ford. We noticed crew members huddled outside trying to add dock lines. My dad and I tried to assist but when some cables snapped we backed off. We told them we’d contact the Harbor Master and the Coast Guard of their plight. The Harbor Master was closed and the Coast Guard said unless the crew was in imminent danger there was nothing they could do. Really angry, we returned to the ship and informed them no one was coming to help. We left for Christmas dinner. After dinner I turned on TV and the whole EM Ford story was all over the news with the Coast Guard front and center. That was upsetting because they were warned and failed to respond. However, in 2014 that same Coast Guard station launched a massive search for my bother on Lake Michigan. His boat was found but it took another 3 weeks for his body to float to the surface. So in the end I am very complimentary of their work but it took a long time to forget the lack of response that night in 1979.

@PaulScinocca Ай бұрын

@jameskiehm546 very interesting story of the past! Thanks for sharing with me.

@mikegleeson349 Ай бұрын

I don't know, what could have they hit?

@chrisstart4714 Ай бұрын

Their still investigating as to what they hit. So don't spread rumors

@DanBrando Ай бұрын

Too late I just did. I said it was aliens from Project blue book.

@Jfk3434 Ай бұрын

Not good but all Souls safe!

@timtenn7671 Ай бұрын

Structural failure would seem most plausible explanation.

@rhyoliteaquacade Ай бұрын

North Korean submarine?

@rhyoliteaquacade Ай бұрын

Edmund Fitzgerald Launched: June 7, 1958. Coincidence? I think not!

@adamlee9461 Ай бұрын

Giant Squid

@beedalton9675 Ай бұрын

Old gal still looking Good.....the old Elton hoyt the 2nd hope the crew are ok

@Sue-zf5uu Ай бұрын

Submarine or a lochness monster

@JanetWoolley-ze8qb Ай бұрын

Thunder bay news stated that it has been confirmed thT the damage was caused by the hull failing....13 foot Crack. .heavy loads x70 year vessel still in usage = bad ideas and failures...

@barrettemonique9070 Ай бұрын

Thats not even english, I’m afraid. Did you mean what could they have hit?

@katherinespencer2633 Ай бұрын

Very scary incident, just grateful that the Edwin Gott escorted it into port.

@benjamingaines6472 Ай бұрын

Godzila!

@maverick214 Ай бұрын

The Edwin Gott didn't escort it into port - it travelled onto Duluth harbor where it is currently moored.

@bluntone2273 Ай бұрын

Rubbing the lock wall?

@OscarVaughn Ай бұрын

I hear they are scrapping it now.

@PaulScinocca Ай бұрын

I'm holding out on her demise, for now, so many rumors flow.

@OscarVaughn Ай бұрын

@@PaulScinocca I was hoping something could be done to save it hoping for the best and hearing tons of different things your right rumors are a flowing

@troytheconsumeroflargequan3254 Ай бұрын

North Korean sub for sure.

@alparker8661 Ай бұрын

It would sink before leaving N Korean waters.

@talcoprentice7292 Ай бұрын

Crashed UFO????

@kevinmoynihan8087 Ай бұрын

Is there enough in this story for a modern-day Lightfoot to work something up…maybe a rap version…

@benzomanic2972 Ай бұрын

Kinda freaks me out.... Was it Nessy? Champ? The Meg?

@JohnJage0852 Ай бұрын

Old age !

@dennis3264 Ай бұрын

They hit bottom, or the side of the channel. This is no mystery. Need to steer straight and stay in the center channel.

@someonenew3478 Ай бұрын

They were in the middle of Lake Superior

@chuckhelson3744 Ай бұрын

They didn’t hit anything. There was a fracture of the hull , a split. This ship was built in 1952. It’s called Metal Fatigue. It’s possible to repair , but at what expense. That’s for the money crunchers to determine. The complete hull needs to be fully checked for other weak spots. This may take all of the remaining season to get that done. Not a small task.

@user-ey8df9ss2i 20 күн бұрын

Compro 5.000 navios dessa classe para a marinha mercante do Rio de Janeiro Brasil

@DavidSquires-iy4uv Ай бұрын

She made into Port Safely, and No,lives were Lost. Thanks to the Edwin H Gott, and she's was there at,the right time. 3:11

@Twobeers1 Ай бұрын

Chinese or Russian submarine? Just sayin

@stevemacgruther4051 Ай бұрын

Subs can't get to the great lakes,they would have to go through the locks in the st Lawrence

@thetigerstripes Ай бұрын

When is the salmon run ?

@PaulScinocca Ай бұрын

Peak fishing may- Sept.

@chuckhelson3744 Ай бұрын

They didn’t hit anything. There was a future of the hull , a split. This ship was built in 1952. It’s called Metal Fatigue. It’s possible to repair , but at what expense. That’s for the money crunchers to determine. The complete hull needs to be fully checked for other weak spots. This may take all of the remaining season to get that done. Not a small task.

@pfaffdaddy169 Ай бұрын

She didn't hit anything ...... She cracked in and around cargo hold four is the word from a worker on board.

@user-jm1bm1kd3y Ай бұрын

САЩ - Стрелба остави трима убити и двама ранени в Южна Дакота....кафе от каничка и кафе от джезве от което някога съм "гледал" с пускащо допълнително "лакто с криминални познати събития" разликата лактова "ВЕДГА" знаете ли каква е - пита "подводницата A-Michi"?

@thedevilinthecircuit1414 Ай бұрын

An old sunken German U-Boat that sneaked into the lakes via the St. Lawrence River. That's my guess

@kevinduveneck1504 Ай бұрын

Submarines are no stranger to the Great Lakes, at least to Lake Michigan. Twenty-nine WW2 subs were built at Manitowoc Shipbuilding in Wisconsin. However, they left the lake through Chicago using floating drydocks which took them through Illinois to the Mississippi River and to the Gulf of Mexico.

@jameylane1591 Ай бұрын

That thing looks like a serious death trap.

@by-amrcn Ай бұрын

Probably a Rebel X-wing Starfighter shot down by the American Integrity.

@jimmyfiggs6293 Ай бұрын

I think they hit a Russian Sub

@PaulScinocca Ай бұрын

Lol, maybe!

@delightfulhelper Ай бұрын

It did not hit anything.

@trevorn9381 Ай бұрын

Yep most likely the 72 year old hull sprung a leak due to metal fatigue. That is most likely what happened to the Fitz as well. They said that after it was lengthened the Fitz would flex so much in heavy seas that paint would pop off bulkheads. This ship was lengthened as well back in 1957 when it was known as the Elton Hoyt II.