The storms of Michigan's Great Lakes are not limited to Lake Superior. Join Joel Stone of the Detroit Historical Society in this fascinating look at the history of Michigan disasters.
It was Capt. COOPER Master of the Anderson who saw McSorley "skirting closer to the shoals than HE would have sailed". Capt Cooper had feared the Fitzgerald had "bottomed-out". I find it "interesting" that Fred Shannon's video got pulled from YT.The FITZGERALD'S FAMILIES have a LOT OF CLOUT. SHANNON found a crewman on the lake floor next the bow of the ship...and THEY GOT PISSED. First. HE DID NOT HOPE TO FIND THAT. IT WAS THE TUG MASTER AND HIS SON'S "COMP" RIDE...SHANNON PAID FOR THAT EXPEDITION OUT OF HIS OWN POCKET..HE WAS *NOT* LOOKING FOR THE CREW.. HE WAS GOING TO PUT STILLS FROM THE DIVE IN HIS BOOK...BUT HE HAD THE BALLS TO INTERVIEW A COUPLE OF LONGTIME CREW MEMBERS WHO HAD PREDICTED DISASTER FOR THE FITZGERALD.. BECAUSE MCSORLEY "WOULDNT GO TO ANCHOR FOR NUTHIN. HE WAS A "ROUGH WEATHER SKIPPER." A LOT OF THINGS THAT WERE WRONG WITH THE FITZ WERE DISCLOSED ON THAT VIDEO. BUT THE FAMILIES GOT IT PULLED. A SHAME.
The lecture is wonderful, very informative... but I do need to knit-pick one point. According to old maritime language rules, no one can 'drive' a boat. Driving is for horses and autos. For a boat, it depends on the type of propulsion. The common terms are sail, row, pilot, steer, navigate. Aircraft get the term 'pilot' from watercraft. Am I being too picky... probably. I just hate to see the old vocabulary die out. It should be preserved in some way along with other maritime history. Example, maritime language history, 'boat' and 'ship' are some of the last words in the English language that still have a gender, the are properly associated with female pronouns.
An exception to the female pronoun rule was the battleship Bismarck. Captain Lindermann told Admiral Lutjens that a ship as large and powerful as Bismarck could only be masculine.
It was Capt. COOPER Master of the Anderson who saw McSorley "skirting closer to the shoals than HE would have sailed". Capt Cooper had feared the Fitzgerald had "bottomed-out". I find it "interesting" that Fred Shannon's video got pulled from YT.The FITZGERALD'S
FAMILIES have a LOT OF CLOUT. SHANNON found a crewman on the lake floor next the bow of the ship...and THEY GOT PISSED. First. HE DID NOT HOPE TO FIND THAT. IT WAS THE TUG MASTER AND HIS SON'S "COMP" RIDE...SHANNON PAID FOR THAT EXPEDITION OUT OF HIS OWN POCKET..HE WAS
*NOT* LOOKING FOR THE CREW.. HE WAS GOING TO PUT STILLS FROM THE DIVE IN HIS BOOK...BUT HE HAD THE BALLS TO INTERVIEW A COUPLE OF LONGTIME CREW MEMBERS WHO HAD PREDICTED DISASTER FOR THE FITZGERALD.. BECAUSE MCSORLEY "WOULDNT GO TO ANCHOR FOR NUTHIN. HE WAS A "ROUGH WEATHER SKIPPER."
A LOT OF THINGS THAT WERE WRONG WITH THE FITZ WERE DISCLOSED ON THAT VIDEO. BUT THE FAMILIES GOT IT PULLED.
A SHAME.
brilliant really enjoyable presentation thank you very much😊
Thanks for watching
Fantastic video and stories...well done
Did you confuse McSorley with Captain Bernie Cooper of the Anderson?
yes he did👍🏻👍🏻😂
Also, I thought Frank passed before Dennis?
And the iron boats go as the mariners all know what the gales of November remembered
-Gordon Lightfoot
I'll put up some videos of the Tall Ships when they make their appearance in the Spring or Summer
The Royal Oak is at the bottom as well.
But not from a gale.
Kraut torpedoes.
Frank Mays is still alive?
No
Anyone else get Bryan Cranston vibes off the presenter? Might be his voice....
I’ve been blown by a Gale before👍
Andrea or crystal ?
@@williamcap2236 😂😂😂 both
Do tell...
The lecture is wonderful, very informative... but I do need to knit-pick one point.
According to old maritime language rules, no one can 'drive' a boat. Driving is for horses and autos. For a boat, it depends on the type of propulsion. The common terms are sail, row, pilot, steer, navigate. Aircraft get the term 'pilot' from watercraft.
Am I being too picky... probably. I just hate to see the old vocabulary die out. It should be preserved in some way along with other maritime history. Example, maritime language history, 'boat' and 'ship' are some of the last words in the English language that still have a gender, the are properly associated with female pronouns.
Thanks for watching.
Sorry to be pedantic, but I think you mean nit-pick, rather than "knit-pick". No wool involved.
An exception to the female pronoun rule was the battleship Bismarck. Captain Lindermann told Admiral Lutjens that a ship as large and powerful as Bismarck could only be masculine.
I hope this isn't jam packed with that damn song.
Would love to hear any songs that you may have written.