29 killed, 15 miles from Whitefish Bay, LakeThe SS Daniel J Morrell was a 603foot (184 m) Great Lakes freighter that broke up in a strong storm on Lake Huron on 29 November 1966, taking with it 28 of its 29 crewmen The freighter was used to carry bulk cargos such as iron ore but was running with only ballast when the 60yearold ship sank The survey of the wreck found the shipwreckDeadly Voyage Book Description This is the harrowing story of one of the worst shipwrecks in Great Lakes history In the early morning hours of , the SS Daniel J Morrell was caught in a deadly storm on Lake Huron Waves higher than the ship crested over it, and winds exceeding sixty miles per hour whipped at its hull
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