In February 1982, the Ocean Ranger, the world’s largest semi-submersible oil rig, faced one of the most violent North ...
The Edmund Fitzgerald still sits at the bottom of Lake Superior, submerged in 535 feet of water, about 17 miles north-northwest of Whitefish Point, Michigan.
The incident happened 600 miles west of Cork, when the vessel ran into a storm force ten gale in September 2000.
Hurricane Melissa is having a major impact on cruises, with many Caribbean sailings altering their itineraries in response the category 5 storm. Forecasters have warned that the hurricane could be the ...