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SS Daniel J. Morrell was a 603-foot (184 m) Great Lakes freighter that broke up in a strong storm on Lake Huron on 29 November 1966, taking with her 28 of her 29 crewmen. The freighter was used to carry bulk cargoes such as iron ore but was running with only ballast when the 60-year-old ship sank.
This is a list of bulk carriers, both those in service and those which have ceased to operate. Bulk carriers are a type of cargo ship that transports unpackaged bulk cargo . For ships that have sailed under multiple names, their most recent name is used and former names are listed in the Notes section.
The deaths are most likely attributed to the crew's choice to abandon ship first. 30 1975 United States: SS Edmund Fitzgerald – A taconite Great Lakes freighter that sank in a Lake Superior storm on 10 November, with the loss of the entire crew of 29.
The fire, smoke, and crash resulted in 123 deaths, with 11 survivors (10 crew, one passenger). [35] [36] July 22: Pan Am Flight 816, a 707-321B, crashed shortly after take-off at Papeete, Tahiti, resulting in 78 deaths (only one passenger survived); the cause was unknown, but an instrument failure was suspected.
The lake freighter sank during a storm on Lake Superior. The ship went down in 460 feet (140 m) of water about 7 nautical miles (13 km) north of Deer Park in Luce County. All but one of the 23 members of the crew perished. Quincy Dredge Number Two United States: 1967
The lake freighter sank in a storm off Main Duck Island with the loss of eight lives. [37] [38] City of Sheboygan: 1925 Sank in a storm off Amherst Island with the loss of five people. Comet: 1861 A paddlewheeler that sunk in a collision with the schooner Exchange' off Nine Mile Point, with the loss of two lives. Congercoal: 5 November 1917
It's noted that the Walters was the freighter built to replace the SS William C. Moreland, which ran aground on Sawtooth Reef, Lake Superior. The Pilot house of the Irvan L. Clymer is located on Pier B in Duluth, Minnesota. Built in 1917 and scrapped in 1994 the Irvan L. Clymer ' s pilot house sits at the end of the pier.
James L. Kuber (lake freighter) James R. Barker (1976 ship) SS Jarvis Lord; SS John A. McGean; John B. Aird (ship) John Hulst (ship) MV John J. Boland; SS John Mitchell (1906) SS John Sherwin (1906) Joseph S. Fay Shipwreck Site