The Great Lakes ore freighter Edmund Fitzgerald sinks to the bottom of Lake Superior.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgI8bta-7aw

I remember when that happened. This loss of lives and the circumstances that led to it happening made many changes in the laws of ships on the lakes. Many still don't realize how big and deep the lakes are. Storms can be as dangerous as in the middle of the oceans.