50 years later, a tiny clue may solve the mystery of why the Edmund Fitzgerald sank. It was there all along.

The doomed ship went down just 17 miles from safety. Could this evidence explain what went wrong?
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50 years later, the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald lives on in fascination with the maritime disaster

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Monday is the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior, marking a half-century of fascination with one of the most infamous nautical ...