by Andrew » November 8, 2023, 12:55 pm
I've been watching the thread and thought about chiming in, so here goes- I think the Fitz is still so fascinating because it simply was the biggest and one of the newest on the lakes at the time of her sinking, and that many of her contemporaries are still sailing the lakes. She, may in fact, still be sailing if she hadn't sank. It would be the modern day equivalent of losing a 1000 footer. The mystique of her sinking is another contributing factor.
Also, don't understand the diss on the Anderson- she made it to the safety of the bay and turned around back into the storm. Ships that were anchored in the bay didn't have first hand experience of the storm, the Anderson's crew did, and still turned her around and trusted she had it in her to do the job. Not mitigating the bravery of the other ships, but that takes guts, especially knowing less than two hours past, the Rolls-Royce of the lakes was 10 miles ahead of you and you were taking seas on the bridge deck, now she's gone.
I've been watching the thread and thought about chiming in, so here goes- I think the Fitz is still so fascinating because it simply was the biggest and one of the newest on the lakes at the time of her sinking, and that many of her contemporaries are still sailing the lakes. She, may in fact, still be sailing if she hadn't sank. It would be the modern day equivalent of losing a 1000 footer. The mystique of her sinking is another contributing factor.
Also, don't understand the diss on the Anderson- she made it to the safety of the bay and turned around back into the storm. Ships that were anchored in the bay didn't have first hand experience of the storm, the Anderson's crew did, and still turned her around and trusted she had it in her to do the job. Not mitigating the bravery of the other ships, but that takes guts, especially knowing less than two hours past, the Rolls-Royce of the lakes was 10 miles ahead of you and you were taking seas on the bridge deck, now she's gone.