Even though the Bradley wasn’t the largest freighter to sink on the lakes it’s still crazy to think about how these massive ships can sink on the Great Lakes
Well, she was the second-largest freighter to sink on the lakes (behind only the Edmund Fitzgerald of course), and the largest to sink on Lake Michigan.
In ‘97, video evidence proved that the ship actually broke in two as reported by the only two survivors. The company had maintained that it was the captains fault for going into the storm and the ship was intact. The company agreed to pay only 1.3million for the 33 missing crewmen total. The ship was going to the shipyard that offseason to replace the hundreds of missing rivets that were repaired with carriage bolts installed at the company’s discretion. This was the last trip before the shipyard.
@jr28778 not all that much has really changed. It's called capitalism. Greed drives the system. They never did care about the little people that work.
what's so sad about this is the zebra muscles that have clinged on to every surface of the wreck, it comes to show you just how much it has taken over our lakes.
Great job guys, thanks! I like the way that you stayed on the objects for a long time, then got it from a different angle, lots of light, gave us time "to be there" ! Very professional, thanks again!👍
That was very good. Thanks for sharing your work. For years the Bradley was kind of a mystery as to what the wreck looked like so it's great to finally get an awesome insight into it!
SS Carl D. Bradley was a self-unloading Great Lakes freighter that sank in a Lake Michigan storm on November 18, 1958. Of the 35 crew members, 33 died in the sinking.
My dad was on the Bradley when it went down. Gary Norman Price is fascinating to look at this and think that this was where he spent his last living moments.
They are quagga mussels, big brother to the zebra. Zebra's and quagga'a are all over lake Michigan, torching the Bradley or any other wrk would have no impact whatsoever
Aric Stephen I don’t believe they do unlike the saltwater wrecks. There’s wrecks in the Great Lakes made from wood covered with muscles that are hundreds of years old.
The mussels don’t break down the ship structure. They simply stick themselves onto a surface then filter feed microorganisms in the water. Any concern to the wreck itself would be the added weight, but the wrecks in the lakes are so well preserved they are often structurally sound with old wooden ship wrecks being intact to the point of looking like a sunken pirate ship from a fantasy Hollywood movie. I wouldn’t worry about the wrecks when it comes to the mussels, they’ll be fine, the real worry is the damage the mussels are causing the lake ecosystem. The good news is that it’s thought the mussels will eventually starve themselves out of the system, but the bad news is they will likely take down more than a few lake native species with them. Also torching the wreck site or another mussel site would do nothing as they will all be back in under a year, might as well not waste the money. They are trying to find ways to exterminate the mussels but the issue remains finding a way to reduce collateral damage to the ecosystem while doing so and doing it cost-effectively.
Beware people working the great lakes. If its the ships last trip before bringing her in for repair dont go. Its always the last trip before repairs i swear every ship that goes down.
Is that the starboard life davit that’s shown? If it is, a couple of the crew struggled with that lifeboat. Elmer Fleming remembered watching Paul Horn, Erhardt Felax, and Al Boehmer try to disengage the starboard lifeboat with a fire axe, because the davit cable got tangled. He was on the pilot house as this was happening, and it rolled just after this occurrence.
Why dose this shipwreck not get all the attention and remembrance as the Edmund Fitzgerald does? It sank in similar circumstances. It broke apart like the Fitz did and it cost more lives?
The Fitz is considered a bit of a mystery since the ship basically disappeared in an instant. No distress calls, just silence. The Bradley sank slower and there were survivors.
It seems like this class of lake freighters don't handle the storms of the great lakes very well. Which gives support to the claim that the great lakes are ONE of the most dangerous bodies of water a ship can sail on.
The Bradley was build in 1927, and was one of the busiest freighters on the Great Lakes and enjoyed a long and productive life. She was getting old and in need of repair, missing many rivets and had rusting cargo holds. Her sinking really had nothing to do with metallurgy and everything to do with age and condition.
As one of the comments say she was old and in need of repair unfortunately she never got the repair and we'll now she's sits at the buttom of the great Lakes
The biggest difference is the Edmund Fitzgeralds crew are still probably in the ship and as such it’s like a graveyard and they Bradley crew died mostly in the water and are not in the hull. Personally I’d like to see one last dive on the fitz to recover the log books but I can see the families reasons why they don’t want it
@@TheRealDill93 the fuck do you want, bud? i'm just saying i don't care about whatever this is about anymore. the damn comment is from nearly a year ago
@@MrGator-er1li I was just curious if you were talking about a loss of interest of shipwrecks. I was wondering what caused that. Didn’t mean anything by it.
13 years after being filmed this is very high quality!
Even though the Bradley wasn’t the largest freighter to sink on the lakes it’s still crazy to think about how these massive ships can sink on the Great Lakes
Well, she was the second-largest freighter to sink on the lakes (behind only the Edmund Fitzgerald of course), and the largest to sink on Lake Michigan.
They are made of iron and can actually sink!
@@xkm-thebasetecchannel3823 too much sulfur. Brittle.
True, but the Bradley was the largest ship on the Great Lakes when it sank in 1958. Only the Edmund Fitzgerald was larger.
@@greenshoesguy1 I know…
In ‘97, video evidence proved that the ship actually broke in two as reported by the only two survivors. The company had maintained that it was the captains fault for going into the storm and the ship was intact. The company agreed to pay only 1.3million for the 33 missing crewmen total. The ship was going to the shipyard that offseason to replace the hundreds of missing rivets that were repaired with carriage bolts installed at the company’s discretion. This was the last trip before the shipyard.
These divers are working at over 300ft down.
@jr28778 not all that much has really changed.
It's called capitalism. Greed drives the system. They never did care about the little people that work.
Holy. 375 feet down! I had no idea people could dive that deep without a special suit. Wow. Thank you for the footage.
@jr28778 do they have to do anything different to dive this deep?
what's so sad about this is the zebra muscles that have clinged on to every surface of the wreck, it comes to show you just how much it has taken over our lakes.
ya disgusting, where did this crap originate?
@@arfshesaid4325 mother russia
Great job guys, thanks! I like the way that you stayed on the objects for a long time, then got it from a different angle, lots of light, gave us time "to be there" ! Very professional, thanks again!👍
That was very good. Thanks for sharing your work. For years the Bradley was kind of a mystery as to what the wreck looked like so it's great to finally get an awesome insight into it!
Good lord how can they dive that deep ..that alone is very scary
The funny thing is, if the ship was in one piece and you stood it up on end, half of it would be out of the water.
Yes, great logic, I like it 👍
SS Carl D. Bradley was a self-unloading Great Lakes freighter that sank in a Lake Michigan storm on November 18, 1958. Of the 35 crew members, 33 died in the sinking.
My dad was on the Bradley when it went down. Gary Norman Price is fascinating to look at this and think that this was where he spent his last living moments.
@@ronaldprice7029my dad ,also,was on the bradley. God,i now see his Grave.God Bless!
WOW! 370 feet, that was a deep dive!
Wow, I just watched a documentary on this ship and when I scrolled down, there was your video. This was awesome to see. Thanks!
Fascinating footage. I see the zebra mussels have been busy.
I HOPE those aren't zebra mussels. If they are, they ought to raise her and torch her to contain the spread.
They are quagga mussels, big brother to the zebra. Zebra's and quagga'a are all over lake Michigan, torching the Bradley or any other wrk would have no impact whatsoever
@@dougbell9852 Can't recall whether these mussels eventually eat away the woodwork on these different shipwrecks in the Great Lakes?
Aric Stephen I don’t believe they do unlike the saltwater wrecks. There’s wrecks in the Great Lakes made from wood covered with muscles that are hundreds of years old.
The mussels don’t break down the ship structure. They simply stick themselves onto a surface then filter feed microorganisms in the water. Any concern to the wreck itself would be the added weight, but the wrecks in the lakes are so well preserved they are often structurally sound with old wooden ship wrecks being intact to the point of looking like a sunken pirate ship from a fantasy Hollywood movie.
I wouldn’t worry about the wrecks when it comes to the mussels, they’ll be fine, the real worry is the damage the mussels are causing the lake ecosystem. The good news is that it’s thought the mussels will eventually starve themselves out of the system, but the bad news is they will likely take down more than a few lake native species with them.
Also torching the wreck site or another mussel site would do nothing as they will all be back in under a year, might as well not waste the money. They are trying to find ways to exterminate the mussels but the issue remains finding a way to reduce collateral damage to the ecosystem while doing so and doing it cost-effectively.
An eerie stillness....
very nice footage! I hope someone will do a 4k or 8k production on this wreck, fully detailing it in high def. Nice work!
It’s time for a update on this ship I agree new footage would be greatly appreciated
“There’s nothing that you can do Mr. Flemming.”
"There’s nothin' you can do,” said the Captain to the crew
The spar deck was awash, it’s gettin' wetter
Very respectful, eerie music..can you please show the break between the bow and stern? That is the focal point of the sinking- thanks guys!
I'd love to have scraper and scrap them muscles , it would be so satisfying !
Beware people working the great lakes. If its the ships last trip before bringing her in for repair dont go. Its always the last trip before repairs i swear every ship that goes down.
Great video
Is that the starboard life davit that’s shown? If it is, a couple of the crew struggled with that lifeboat. Elmer Fleming remembered watching Paul Horn, Erhardt Felax, and Al Boehmer try to disengage the starboard lifeboat with a fire axe, because the davit cable got tangled. He was on the pilot house as this was happening, and it rolled just after this occurrence.
I came for the wreckage video, but man does the music sound like it's from Metroid prime
I got Half-Life vibes instead lol
Man that is so spooky being in the presence of such a wreck in the depths.
It was 64 years ago today!
Im always amazed that much steel floats....
Someone needs to bring a dust buster with them. Those mussels are ruining all these wrecks.
wish there was a way to get the mussels off the wreck... makes me sad to see her like that
That white paint has held up well
@Vinyl Junkie lol
Lead does wonders for paint...best paint in the world
it's like borderline ready to just be cleaned up and would look as good as new, freaky...
Very nice tour an photography....nice done....very clear.....how deep
Why dose this shipwreck not get all the attention and remembrance as the Edmund Fitzgerald does? It sank in similar circumstances. It broke apart like the Fitz did and it cost more lives?
@@donnhate9081 Yep, l have to agree with that for sure!👍
The Fitz is considered a bit of a mystery since the ship basically disappeared in an instant. No distress calls, just silence. The Bradley sank slower and there were survivors.
Was there a famous song written about it? That could have something to do with it. Just saying......
Gordon Lightfoot was not informed...
The Bradley’s crew families didn’t demand things things like the Fitz families did!!!!
That bell is original or has it been ceronmonously exchanged looks clean
The bell was exchanged for a commemorative bell with the names of her crew. This was also done on the Fitzgerald.
How did you get the music to play while you were down there?
Sebastian the crab and his All Starfish Band..after the synth pop metroid floyd number they did a rippin' version of Kiss De Girl
It seems like this class of lake freighters don't handle the storms of the great lakes very well. Which gives support to the claim that the great lakes are ONE of the most dangerous bodies of water a ship can sail on.
The metallurgy wasn't as well-developed when she was built. They didn't understand what cold water did to high-sulfur steels.
The Bradley was build in 1927, and was one of the busiest freighters on the Great Lakes and enjoyed a long and productive life. She was getting old and in need of repair, missing many rivets and had rusting cargo holds. Her sinking really had nothing to do with metallurgy and everything to do with age and condition.
@@dougbell9852 Violent Storm broke her in half as it has a few other ships on the Great Lakes?
As one of the comments say she was old and in need of repair unfortunately she never got the repair and we'll now she's sits at the buttom of the great Lakes
@@dougbell9852 corp greed
Na ilu jest metrach
Damn zebra mussels-
Im amazed how the micro organisms move right in like thank u barnacle in
Zebra Mussels!
Forgot to show the split in the hull.
Neglected and abused ship.
Your ignorance is pathetic
Could have done without the techno sound track.
If 33 died on this ship why is not declared a grave site like the edmond fitzgerald and no diving aloud
The biggest difference is the Edmund Fitzgeralds crew are still probably in the ship and as such it’s like a graveyard and they Bradley crew died mostly in the water and are not in the hull. Personally I’d like to see one last dive on the fitz to recover the log books but I can see the families reasons why they don’t want it
It was 500 feet wasnt it
Too bad fitz landed upside down
only fitz's stern is upside down
i recommend putting this on mute as the music is just unnecessary.
She can probably be raised. Amazing condition.
@Edward Smith who knows i don't remember ever making this comment it's literally from a year ago. don't care about this type of stuff anymore
@@MrGator-er1li what do you mean you don’t care about this stuff? What kind of stuff? Shipwrecks or just talking crap with others on TH-cam?
@@TheRealDill93 the fuck do you want, bud? i'm just saying i don't care about whatever this is about anymore. the damn comment is from nearly a year ago
@@MrGator-er1li I was just curious if you were talking about a loss of interest of shipwrecks. I was wondering what caused that. Didn’t mean anything by it.
@@MrGator-er1li crusty fuck , then erase all your shit, what a stupid response to somebodys question, i dont care about this stuff anymore, haha
Time for updated footage this time complete coverage the whole ship including interior fore and aft