FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul Edmund Fitgerald wreckage exploration opposed by surviving family members

The S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior during a violent storm 50 years ago, and historians believe another expedition to the wreckage with advanced technology could find out why the ship sank. But family members of the lost crew oppose further exploration of the wreckage. FOX 9’ Tim Blotz has more.

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