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Edmund Fitzgerald disaster: On November 10, 1975, the 729-foot ore freighter Edmund Fitzgerald sank at 7:10 p.m. during a violent Lake Superior storm that brought 70 m.p.h. winds and 30-foot waves. All on board (29) were lost.
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Tom Skilling is chief meteorologist at WGN-TV. His forecasts can be seen Monday through Friday on WGN-TV News at noon and 9 p.m.
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