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You know the line, "the church bell rang 29 times for each man on the Edmund Fitgerald?"........when old Gord passed away, they rang the bell 30 times in memorial to include Gord.

 

I thought that was a respectful thing to do.

 

 

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And the last ship to be in radio contact with the "Pride of the American Side" is still working it today:

 

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-83.427/centery:45.294/zoom:12

 

Near Alpena,  Michigan right now...

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-83.7/centery:45.5/zoom:7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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