There 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 w

There 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_...