Abstract
The sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald on November 10th, 1975 remains one of the most mysterious and highly debated shipwrecks in the history of the Great Lakes. The most probable of the three reasons, hatch failure, compromising seas, or shoaling, can be concluded through a thorough analysis of prominent sources paired with new research gathered from the receptivity of each conclusion to the average person.
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Brady, Phillip C.
(2026)
"Interpreting the Mystery of the Edmund Fitzgerald: A Reexamination of Maritime Documentation,"
Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History: Vol. 16:
Iss.
2, Article 8.
DOI: 10.20429/aujh.2026.160208
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https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/aujh/vol16/iss2/8
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