Lake Superior’s Fury: Honoring the 49th Anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald (The Storms of 2024) скачать в хорошем качестве

Lake Superior’s Fury: Honoring the 49th Anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald (The Storms of 2024)

Duluth may not exactly get the biggest waves that Lake Superior can create (usually) due to the orientation of the lake and prevailing wind direction, but the infamous Gales still blow here from time to time, and when they do it gives a taste of the fury talked about by mariners sailing the much rougher open waters at the Lake’s heart. The ships that sail the Lakes rarely use the Canal in the worst conditions, the unpredictable winds and waves make it a major risk to sail the narrow opening into the the harbor, an opening that has an extremely tight turn at the end, limiting speed and stability. But on the rare occasion one does shoot the gap, it provides a spectacular close up glimpse for those of us on shore at what these ships face out of sight when they sail over the horizon. And as everyone knows, the ships don’t always win that battle. 49 years ago today on November 10th, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald and Arthur M Anderson sailed into a strong storm in Eastern Lake Superior after departing the port here in Duluth. The Anderson made it out, the Fitzgerald, once the largest ship sailing the Lakes, famously did not. The Anderson risked everything, returning into the storm leading a rescue party but aside from a smashed and broken lifeboat, nothing was found until her wreck was located, broken in 2 larger pieces and over 200ft of her central hull smashed to ribbons scattered across the lakebed. Nobody knows exactly what happened, there have been many theories over the years. The current theory I’ve heard is that two large waves came, the first rolling under the ship and was still lifting the stern with the second wave lifted the bow, leaving her supported at each end and nothing under the middle, snapping her in two. Older theories state that a hatch cover might have caved in, and a newer theory suggests that she might have had an undetected hull fracture that ripped open in the same manner that very nearly sunk the Michipicoten on Superior just this year, which survived long enough for assistance to arrive only because she was in calm waters. Whatever happened, the Fitzgerald and her 29 crewmembers went down in seconds, before they could even issue a distress call. And we will never forget them. As for this year, 2024 had a windy start to the year with several strong gales on the Western Lake where I am, but got calmer as the year progressed and so far it’s been quiet on this side this fall. The other side of the lake is a different story. While the lake will remain calm here, the eastern and central areas of the lake are expecting a serious Gale overnight with expected 60-70mph winds and waves of over 20ft. The ships are for the most part staying put or rushing to get out of the predicted area, but a few are still sailing and I wish them safety. As for what is seen in this video, some of these are from other videos, others I haven’t released but here are some of the best displays of nature I’ve seen in 2024 so far. Despite how large some of these waves are, they’re still nothing on the scale of the 1975 storm. The largest waves shown here ran 15-20ft. The storm that sunk the ship had an average of 23-30ft, with a few waves estimated to reach 56ft at its peak when she vanished. I also included a thunderstorm segment since waves are not the only powerful display of nature. 0:00 Philip R Clarke (8/28/24) 2:09 Algoma Niagara/ Jet Skier (5/24/24) 5:14 Charlie (5/24/24) 6:38 Paul R Tregurtha (5/7/24) 8:17 Joseph L Block (4/28/24) 11:07 Heavy Gales (4/16/24) 12:56 Le Champlain (storm of a different type, 9/19/24) 14:32 Walter J McCarthy Jr (4/7/24) 16:04 Heavy Gales (3/6/24)