Shipwreck: The Mystery of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Shipwreck: The Mystery of the Edmund Fitzgerald

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 1, 1995

Runtime

0h 49m

Genres

Documentary, History, TV Movie

Original Title

Shipwreck: The Mystery of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Production Companies

Cinenova, Discovery Channel

Director

Christopher Rowley

Description

Chronicles the history of the legendary Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank in a violent storm with the loss of the entire crew in Lake Superior on November 10, 1975. In the summer of 1995, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, National Geographic Society, Canadian Navy, and Sony Corporation descended to the site of the wreck, more than 500 feet below the surface of the lake. This documentary takes a look at their expedition.