Monday, September 5, 2011

Storms on the Great Lakes: 100 Lives Lost in 52 Days

The year 1929 was a particularly harsh one on Great Lakes shipping between September 9th and October 31st. One hundred lives were lost on four separate sinkings.


SEPTEMBER 9th-- The gravel freighter Andaste sank with 25 deaths.

OCTOBER 22nd-- The car ferry Milwaukee sank with a loss of 52.

OCTOBER 31st-- The freighter Senator sank with loss of 7.

OCTOBER 31st-- Steamer Wisconsin sank with loss of 16.

You hardly ever hear of major ships sinking in the Great Lakes anymore.

Again, Bad Time to Be Afloat. --DaCoot

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