30 Years Since Edmund Fitgerald

"Skylune" wrote in message
lkaboutaviation.com...
Stinkpotter checking in! I'm pretty sure grounding on a shoal hasn't been
ruled out entirely.

There was no shoal, it was a chart error showing an incorrect depth. The
charts showed something like 6 fathoms instead of 16 fathoms. Some Great
Lakes depths were sounded in the late 1800s and have not been recharted or
verified since.

by "Dave Stadt" Nov 21, 2005 at 09:24 PM


"Skylune" wrote in message
lkaboutaviation.com...
Stinkpotter checking in! I'm pretty sure grounding on a shoal hasn't
been
ruled out entirely.

There was no shoal, it was a chart error showing an incorrect depth. The
charts showed something like 6 fathoms instead of 16 fathoms. Some
Great
Lakes depths were sounded in the late 1800s and have not been recharted
or
verified since.

I hadn't seen that before. It's interesting to read the original NTSB
accident report, which never really did reach a definitive conclusion.
In fact, there was a "dissenting opinion" if I recall correctly. I did a
term paper on this waay back in my undergrad days, so the details aren't
fresh. Dave: Can you tell me where you found that info? Thanks.

No context needed he NTSB report is attached (long, but there is a
dissenting opinion: don't think I've ever seen that before on an NTSB
report). I think the report is nearly as haunting as the Lightfoot
ballad.



http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/...TSBReport.html