Gales of November: Sinking of the Cedarville and the Great Storm of 1913

Tragedy in the Straits...The 50th Anniversary of the Sinking of Cedarville May 7th, 1965, the Cedarville was approaching the Mackinac Bridge when out of the dense fog came the bow of the Norwegian freighter, Topdalsfjord. The Cedarville was struck her at midship. Her captain tried to make it to shore, but she rolled over and sank, taking ten of her crew with her. Along with underwater footage the program includes accounts of her sinking as told by the survivors and rescuer Peter Hahn of the German Freighter, Weissenburg and musical tribute by Dan Hall. Death & Destruction ----Hurricane Hits the Great Lakes The "Great Storm of 1913", with its hurricane force winds, has been called the most destructive storm ever to strike the Great Lakes. In Lake Huron alone, eight large steel ships were lost with all hands during a 16-hour period. Join the Out of the Blue Dive Team as they share the history of the storm and their video of many of her victims. The program highlights old historical photographs along with underwater footage of many of these shipwrecks.