30 Years Since Edmund Fitgerald

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