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In a Nov. 11, 1975 file photo, one of several merchant ships, that aided in the search for the missing freighter Edmund Fitzgerald cruises the area believe to be the last known location of the ...

Captain Ernest McSorley and his crew were fighting for their lives in a battle against the "Witch of November" when his final words went out over the radio. “We are holding our own." Less than 15 ...