Image of the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck. Great Lakes Shipwreck MuseumThe Edlund FItzgerald crows nest. Great Lakes Shipwreck MuseumDiver Bruce Fuoco making the final cutting of the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck original bell stanchions (called a belfry) on July 4, 1995. Great Lakes Shipwreck MuseumFILE 1975- Coast Guard officers on a Board of Inquiry inspected life rings that were recovered from the ore carrier Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank in stormy weather in Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975. APThe Edmund Fitzgerald’s recovered lifeboat after its recovery in 1975. Sault Historic Sites, Museum Ship Valley CampThe No. 2 lifeboat recovered after the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking. U.S. Coast GuardThe Edmund Fitzgerald sounding board spilt in two and covered in oil. It was part of the limited amount of debris found after the sinking. U.S. Coast GuardLife vests recovered after the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking. U.S. Coast GuardOn July 4, 1995, the bell from the Edmund Fitzgerald was recovered after 20 years on the bottom. Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society