by Guest » November 10, 2010, 4:09 pm
With most humble respect and prayers for the captain and crew...
If remains were visible in the pilothouse through official documentation of the wreckage, it would have been listed or publicized. From what I've read in official reports, no remains have been spotted inside the wreckage, proper. If so, any official government photos would, indeed, be off limits to the general public.
It was claimed that a body was discovered by the Shannon expedition, lying on the bottom in front of the ship, as if the person had been thrown from the wreckage as it plowed into the bottom. It was quite the sensation back in 1994. There was an event at the Thomas Edison Inn in Port Huron where video footage was to be shown. There was concern that the body may be shown, but it apparently was not. I left the event as it was too sensational for my tastes.
There was so much concern and outrage over the potential that such video could be shown that the State of Michigan quickly passed a law making it a crime to show such footage unless it was related to a law enforcement activity or other "legitimate" purpose.
The body apparently is wearing a life vest and coveralls from what I have read. The water pressure prevents the life jacket from floating.
Some people have said that the vest is consistent with safety equipment the Fitzgerald would have been equipped with. Others have said the vest appears to be an earlier type and that the ship may have sunk coincidentally where a drowned sailor with a waterlogged life vest may have earlier sunk to the lake floor.
Obviously, the body would have to be examined and I don't see that happening with the pain that would cause the families and the idea of desecrating the site. If the capability existed that bodies could be recovered, I would think that the families would have requested that be done by now if they so desired. It seems that they just want the ship and their loved ones to be left alone to rest in peace.
It's sad any way you look at it.
With most humble respect and prayers for the captain and crew...
If remains were visible in the pilothouse through official documentation of the wreckage, it would have been listed or publicized. From what I've read in official reports, no remains have been spotted inside the wreckage, proper. If so, any official government photos would, indeed, be off limits to the general public.
It was claimed that a body was discovered by the Shannon expedition, lying on the bottom in front of the ship, as if the person had been thrown from the wreckage as it plowed into the bottom. It was quite the sensation back in 1994. There was an event at the Thomas Edison Inn in Port Huron where video footage was to be shown. There was concern that the body may be shown, but it apparently was not. I left the event as it was too sensational for my tastes.
There was so much concern and outrage over the potential that such video could be shown that the State of Michigan quickly passed a law making it a crime to show such footage unless it was related to a law enforcement activity or other "legitimate" purpose.
The body apparently is wearing a life vest and coveralls from what I have read. The water pressure prevents the life jacket from floating.
Some people have said that the vest is consistent with safety equipment the Fitzgerald would have been equipped with. Others have said the vest appears to be an earlier type and that the ship may have sunk coincidentally where a drowned sailor with a waterlogged life vest may have earlier sunk to the lake floor.
Obviously, the body would have to be examined and I don't see that happening with the pain that would cause the families and the idea of desecrating the site. If the capability existed that bodies could be recovered, I would think that the families would have requested that be done by now if they so desired. It seems that they just want the ship and their loved ones to be left alone to rest in peace.
It's sad any way you look at it.