The last ship to be in contact with the Edmund Fitzgerald on Nov. 10, 1975, was the S.S. Arthur M. Anderson.

The Anderson was sailing the Great Lakes earlier this year, as she went to Toledo for what was the winter layup.

The Anderson is owned by Keystone Shipping Co., and was launched on Feb. 16, 1952. The ship has not been out for the 2025 season.

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When the Fitzgerald was sailing across Lake Superior during Nov. 9 and 10, 1975, it remained in close contact with the Anderson, especially as conditions worsened.

At 7:10 p.m. on Nov. 10, 1975, the Anderson checked in with the Fitzgerald. According to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, the conversation between Morgan Clark, the first mate on the Anderson, and Fitzgerald captain Ern

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