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Although there is speculation that ''Fitzgerald'' broke in half on the surface as the bow and stern rode the crests of the two large waves that struck ''Anderson'' earlier, the Coast Guard's final report suggests ''Fitzgerald'' instead nose dived into a large wave, was unable to recover because it had lost so much buoyancy, and plunged to the bottom of Lake Superior in seconds. As the heavy cargo shifted forward quickly while ''Fitzgerald'' was going down, the bow of the ship hit the bottom with such force that the vessel snapped in two. Of course, there are no witnesses to verify these conclusions.

Although there is speculation that ''Fitzgerald'' broke in half on the surface as the bow and stern rode the crests of the two large waves that struck ''Anderson'' earlier, the Coast Guard's final report suggests ''Fitzgerald'' instead nose dived into a large wave, was unable to recover because it had lost so much buoyancy, and plunged to the bottom of Lake Superior in seconds. As the heavy cargo shifted forward quickly while ''Fitzgerald'' was going down, the bow of the ship hit the bottom with such force that the vessel snapped in two. Of course, there are no witnesses to verify these conclusions.

Canadian songwriter Gordon Lightfoot immortalized the loss of ''Edmund Fitzgerald'' and all 29 aboard with his 1976 hit song "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald." On July 4, 1995, divers recovered ''Fitzgerald's'' bell from the bottom of Lake Superior, replacing it with a replica engraved with the names of the crew. In a ceremony at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point on November 10, 1995, the bell was presented to the relatives of the crew and rung 30 times: once for each member of the crew and a final time in honor of all those who have lost their lives at sea. The bell remains at the Shipwreck Museum today.

Canadian songwriter Gordon Lightfoot immortalized the loss of ''Edmund Fitzgerald'' and all 29 aboard with his 1976 hit song "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald". On July 4, 1995, divers recovered ''Fitzgerald's'' bell from the bottom of Lake Superior, replacing it with a replica engraved with the names of the crew. In a ceremony at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point on November 10, 1995, the bell was presented to the relatives of the crew and rung 30 times: once for each member of the crew and a final time in honor of all those who have lost their lives at sea. The bell remains at the Shipwreck Museum today.

==The crew==

==The crew==