Uncover the astonishing post-war trajectory of Joachim Peiper, the fiercely aggressive SS Colonel and commander of ...

Visitors from across the country went to the Grohmann Museum to honor the 50th anniversary of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald’s ...

A historic ocean liner will become the world’s largest artificial reef after it’s sunk off Florida’s Gulf Coast early next ...

Okaloosa County, Florida, officials have announced the SS United States' deployment location and marketing deals with other ...

The 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald’s sinking, being held at Split Rock Lighthouse on November 10, has sold out. A representative from the Minnesota Historical Society said ...

On Nov. 9, 1975, the Great Lakes freighter Edmund Fitzgerald left port from Superior, Wisconsin, bound for Detroit's Zug Island with a load of 26,000 tons of iron ore pellets. The day was relatively ...

The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was a Great Lakes ore carrier that sank during a severe storm on Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975, killing all 29 crew members. Launched in 1958 and named after the president of ...

After a vessel has served its purpose, it presents something of a problem. What do you do with a massive machine that weighs thousands of tons? Fortunately, there are several options depending on the ...

Maritime disasters are sadly not unusual, and UNESCO estimates that there are more than three million shipwrecks littering ...

This week’s Dig In starts with a somber toast to the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. Nov. 10 marks the 50th anniversary of the ship’s ...

Introduction -- Chapter 1. A new generation -- Chapter 2. The careening of the ship -- Chapter 3. The sea would rise again -- Chapter 4. Sail ho! -- Chapter 5. The El Dorado -- Chapter 6. The steamer ...