es, we have. * Fitzgerald, we are about 10 miles behind you, and gaining about11/2 miles per hour. Fitzgerald, there is a target 19 miles ahead of us. *So the target would be 9 miles on ahead of you. * Yes he is going to pass to the west of you. *Well fine. *By the way, Fitzgerald, how are you making out with yourproblems? asked Clark. *We are holding our own. * Okay, fine, Ill be talking to you later. Clark signed off. (www.shipwreckmuseum,com/fateful.html)The radar signal of the Fitzgerald kept getting obscured by sea return.At about 7:15pm, the radar signal was lost again, however this time it did not reappear.Clark called the Fitzgerald again at about 7:22pm. There was no answer.After making a call to the Coast Guard, at about 8:00pm, Captain Cooper radioed the Coast Guard for a second time, and with mounting apprehension, Captain Cooper firmly expressed his concern for the welfare of the Edmund Fitzgerald. At that the search was initiated for the missing ship. After making the safety of Whitefish Bay, the Coast Guard radioed to the Anderson, if they dare go back out to search for the Fitzgerald. After some concern, The Anderson turned around and headed to the last sited area of the doomed ship. The Anderson turned out to be the primary vessel in the search. Only one other ship, the William Clay Ford, was able to leave the safety of Whitefish Bay to join the search.With the ship pounding and rolling badly, the crew of the Anderson discovered the Fitzgeralds two lifeboats and other debris but no survivors. The Coast Guard launched other equipment for the search, to no avail. On November 14, a U.S Navy plane equipped with a magnetic anomaly detector located a strong contact 17 miles north-northwest of Whitefish Point. The ship was found in two pieces, broken in half.Th...
