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At 7:00 PM, ''Anderson'', trailing ''Fitzgerald'' by about 10 miles, was struck by two waves estimated at 25 feet or higher. At 7:10 PM, Captain McSorley told ''Anderson'' "We are holding our own." This was the last communication from the Fitzgerald. At 7:15 PM November 10, ''Anderson'' lost ''Fitzgerald'' on radar as a snow squall enveloped the doomed ship.

At 7:00 PM, ''Anderson'', trailing ''Fitzgerald'' by about 10 miles, was struck by two waves estimated at 25 feet or higher. At 7:10 PM, Captain McSorley told ''Anderson'' "We are holding our own." This was the last communication from the Fitzgerald. At 7:15 PM November 10, ''Anderson'' lost ''Fitzgerald'' on radar as a snow squall enveloped the doomed ship.

''Anderson'' tried to contact ''Fitzgerald'' again, but to no avail. A worried Captain Cooper called the Coast Guard at Sault Ste. Marie to report his concern about ''Fitzgerald'', but the storm severely impacted search operations. ''Anderson'' turned out to be the primary vessel in the search and later that night discovered two badly damaged lifeboats and some other debris, but no survivors.

''Anderson'' tried to contact ''Fitzgerald'' again, but to no avail. A worried Captain Cooper called the Coast Guard at Sault Ste. Marie to report his concern about ''Fitzgerald'', but the storm severely impacted search operations. ''Anderson'' was asked to go back into the storm to search for any survivors, though reluctant Captain Cooper did and the ''Anderson'' turned out to be the primary vessel in the search; later that night she discovered two badly damaged lifeboats and some other debris, but no survivors.

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