The Tragic Loss of the Daniel J. Morrell
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Early on the morning of November 29th, 1966, the 60-year-old Daniel J. Morrell split in two while fighting a storm on Lake Huron. 8 minutes later, most of her crew were thrown to the mercy of the Great Lakes. Only one man survived.

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Sources:
Torn in Two by Michael Schumacher: https://amzn.to/3IXnbqC
Shipwrecked: Reflections By Dennis Hale: https://amzn.to/3J09Y0h
Ships and Men of the Great Lakes by Dwight Boyer https://amzn.to/3J04se0
https://www.freep.com/picture-gallery...
https://www.fleming-billman.com/notic...
https://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/2...
https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DC...

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Video sources:
https://catalog.archives.gov/
https://www.loc.gov/
https://archive.org/details/prelinger
https://www.pond5.com/

Chapters:
00:00 The Daniel J. Morrell
2:48 Chapter 1: 60 Years
6:33 Chapter 2: Missing the Boat
9:25 Chapter 3: Two Captains and the Witch of November
15:16 Chapter 4: 8 Minutes
20:02 Chapter 5: Sisters in the Storm
22:21 Chapter 6: A Peacoat Over a Life Jacket
30:23 Chapter 7: Looking Back

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