Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeStorms and Severe Thunderstorms
PlaceLake Superior ON
Event Start DateNovember 10, 1975
Event End DateNovember 10, 1975
CommentsLake Superior ON, November 10, 1975. The entire crew of 29 died: the 218-metre ore carrier "Edmund Fitzgerald" sailing out of Sault Ste. Marie sank during a gale in 156 metres of water.
Fatalities29
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated0
Estimated Total CostUnknown
Federal DFAA Payments$0
Provincial DFAA Payments$0
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0