MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The Edmund Fitzgerald sank on the Canadian side of Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975. There have been six diving expeditions to the wreck site. The most recent dives in 1994 and 1995 produced remarkable images and video of the ship.

The backstory:

There have been six diving expeditions to the Edmund Fitzgerald:

1976: U.S. Coast Guard

1980: Ocean Explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau

1989: Remote operated vehicle conducted 3D imaging

1994: Frederick Shannon’s independently financed expedition

1994: Great Lakes 1994 Expedition

1995: Bell recovery conducted by the Canadian Navy and the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society.

Dig deeper:

The U.S. Coast Guard conducted the first dives in 1976 as part of its investigation into the ship’s sinking. The Coast Guard us

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