Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum marks 51 years since Edmund Fitzgerald sank

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum held its annual memorial ceremony at Whitefish Point, Michigan, on Tuesday, marking 51 years since the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in a severe storm on Lake Superior. All 29 crew members died. Robert Lutz, who sailed on the freighter in 1969, said learning about the crew’s lives and values remains meaningful decades later. The tragedy was also commemorated at its 50th anniversary last year.