NBC Nightly News reports on the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975
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A freighter carrying a crew of 29 disappeared on Lake Superior during a severe storm last night and so far no survivors have been found. The freighter, the Edund Fitzgerald, was transporting iron ore when it ran into high winds and 25- ft waves. Rebecca Bell has the story.>> In the area where the Fitzgerald went down, a sister ship joined the search, but so far all that was found was an oil slick, life jackets, and an empty lifeboat. There was no sign of the 29 men aboard. Officials say the freighter was fi ...