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

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

When it launched from the Great Lakes Engineering Works in River Rouge, Michigan, in 1958, the Edmund Fitzgerald was the largest ship in the Great Lakes. For roughly a year, the 729-foot vessel was ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Can’t make it to Florida for the sinking of the SS United States? Fortunately, there will be live video for you to watch as the iconic ocean liner goes down. The historic ship, which spent nearly ...

A documentary has been commissioned ahead of the sinking of the SS United States. Okaloosa County, the ship's owner, has announced that the tow-out and reefing of the historic SS United States will be ...

The huge vessel was renowned for its ingenious design as a cargo ship — but amid nearly hurricane force winds and waves more than three stories high, she broke in two and sank to the bottom of Lake ...