What were the final words ever transmitted from the Edmund Fitzgerald?

On the 10^th of November, 1975, the SS or sailing ship Edmund Fitzgerald sank. As it lost its resistance and stability due to high floods of cargo holds, it went down.

On the ship were 29 men who made up the crew and none of them survived. The ship stood as one of the biggest at the time and even recently.

Also, its sinking stands till date as the biggest and clearest in the Great Lakes history.

How long was the Edmund Fitzgerald?

The Edmund Fitzgerald SS was 729 foot long. Before it sank, it was carrying and moving iron ore from Superior, Wisconsin to Detroit.

What were the final words ever transmitted from the Edmund Fitzgerald?

The final words that were ever transmitted from the Edmund Fitzgerald ‘We’re holding our own, going along like an old shoe.”

How big were the waves that caused the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking?

The waves that led to the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking were 25 feet. When it left Superior in Wisconsin to Detroit Zug Island, the crew on board never saw a sinking coming.

However, from the 9^th of November, 1975 till the 10^th of November, 1975, it was over. The SS had sunk.