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metronews.ca Wednesday, October 31, 2012
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Great Lakes, great tragedy. Ships halted as sinking of Fitzgerald remembered Cargo shipping on the Great Lakes is at a standstill as crews have taken refuge from waves up to six metres high churned up by Superstorm Sandy. Freighters as long as 300 metres haul loads of iron ore, coal and other bulk commodities on the lakes. Most if not all have taken refuge in harbours or bays to escape the storm’s wrath. Glen Nekvasil of the Lake Carriers’ Association said Tuesday he wasn’t aware
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the Mantoloking Bridge on Tuesday, the morning after Superstorm Sandy rolled through Mantoloking, N.J. Julio Cortez/the associated press
of ships moving anywhere on the lakes. His Clevelandbased organization represents U.S.-flagged vessels. Robert Lewis-Manning of the Canadian Shipowners Association says everything’s come to a halt in Canadian waters as well. Bad weather has caused many shipwrecks on the lakes, including the legendary ore carrier Edmund Fitzgerald that sank in a monster 1975 Lake Superior storm. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Winds from Superstorm Sandy cause high waves to crash over the North Pier and into the St. Joseph Lighthouse in Saint Joseph, Mich., on Tuesday. South Bend Tribune/Robert Franklin/the associate press
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