The captain of the Edmund Fitzgerald was Ernest M. McSorley.

Basic details

  • Ernest M. McSorley was the last captain of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.
  • He had commanded the ship since 1972 and died with the other 28 crew members when it sank on November 10, 1975, on Lake Superior.

Brief background

  • McSorley was an experienced Great Lakes skipper, widely regarded as a skilled and careful mariner by those who sailed with him.
  • He was nearing retirement at the time of the disaster, which has since become one of the most studied and discussed shipwrecks in Great Lakes history.

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