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Although unlikely that liquefaction caused this wreck, my mind went first to the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.
by nappy-doo 8y ago
Although unlikely that liquefaction caused this wreck, my mind went first to the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.
- 24gttghh 8y agoThere appear to be many factors that went into that sinking: huge storm, 30-35 ft waves, possible rogue waves even larger; improperly secured hatch covers, no water-tight bulkheads(!!); regulations that allowed overloading and decreased freeboard, etc, etc.[0] [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald#Theories_on_the_cause_of_sinking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald#Theories_...