Katherine
Well written, researched, and very respectful to the families of the 29 crewmen who went down with the ship. I learned a lot about the history of shipping on the Great Lakes and how a culmination of factors led to an inevitable disaster. Even if it wasn’t the Fitzgerald, a ship was going to sink eventually from relaxing safety standards and the corporations’ greed for just a little more iron, just a bit more speed. My heart goes out to those who were lost on the ship and to their remaining families and friends.
Well written, researched, and very respectful to the families of the 29 crewmen who went down with the ship. I learned a lot about the history of shipping on the Great Lakes and how a culmination of factors led to an inevitable disaster. Even if it wasn’t the Fitzgerald, a ship was going to sink eventually from relaxing safety standards and the corporations’ greed for just a little more iron, just a bit more speed. My heart goes out to those who were lost on the ship and to their remaining families and friends.
