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jmbar2

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10. Those waves are higher than what I see on the Oregon coast!

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #9)

Sun Dec 21, 2025, 12:52 AM

7 hrs ago

Edmund Fitzgerald

En route to a steel mill near Detroit, she was caught the next day in a severe storm with near-hurricane-force winds and waves up to 35 feet (11 m) high. Sometime after 5:30 p.m., Edmund Fitzgerald reported being in difficulty; at 7:10 p.m., Captain McSorley sent his last message, "We are holding our own".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald#:~:text=En%20route%20to%20a%20steel,We%20are%20holding%20our%20own".

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Lake Superior November 27 2025 [View all] catbyte 8 hrs ago OP

MEANWHILE in CALIFORNIA, SURF'S UP YoshidaYui 8 hrs ago #1

Wow! Do you know what caused it to get so wild? tblue37 8 hrs ago #2

It was a big storm with 60+ mph winds that hit us even in south central lower Michigan. catbyte 2 hrs ago #14

I Think I recall When That Weather Came Up Even Out in the PNW! The Roux Comes First 8 hrs ago #3

I just looked up Lake Superior storms. I had no idea they got so wild! tblue37 8 hrs ago #4

No wonder the Edmond Fitzgerald sank..November 10, 1975. Deuxcents 8 hrs ago #5

My first thought.. essaynnc 8 hrs ago #6

Mine too Billsdaughter 7 hrs ago #7

"The winds of November......" 3Hotdogs 7 hrs ago #8

Actually it's called the "Witch of November" nt dflprincess 7 hrs ago #11

How high are these swells? Ilsa 7 hrs ago #9

Those waves are higher than what I see on the Oregon coast! jmbar2 7 hrs ago #10

That's my lake Lulu KC 6 hrs ago #12

Ferociously beautiful. lamp_shade 4 hrs ago #13