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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
COAST GUARD

MARINE CASUALTY REPORT

SS EDMUND FITZGERALD; SINKING IN LAKE SUPERIOR
ON NOVEMBER 10 1975 WITH LOSS OF LIFE

U.S. COAST GUARD
MARINE BOARD OF INVESTIGATION REPORT

AND

COMMANDANT'S ACTION

(note: while some formatting changes were necessary to transcribe this document the content remains entirely as written in the official report.)

- Table of Contents -

Pages i-ix (Commandant's Action)
Pages 1-17 (Findings of Fact, Missing Crewmen)
Pages 18-32 (Weather, Last Voyage)
Pages 34-48 (Search Efforts & Results, Pollution)
Pages 48-55 (Underwater Search and Survey)
Pages 62-65 (History and Maintenance)
Pages 65-69 (Lifesaving Equipment)
pages 69-74 (Load Line and Stability)
Pages 75-79 (Cargo & Loading Procedure)
Pages 80-83 (Inspections)
Pages 83-85 (Outages to Aids to Navigation)
Pages 85-87 (Hydrographic Survey)
Pages 89-104 (Conclusions)
Pages 105-109 (Recommendations)
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