"Calling SS Edmund Fitzgerald … Permission to Dive, Captain?"

As we wrap up season 3 with Captain Darrell Walton, we'll take one more "dive" on the Edmund Fitzgerald and her lasting legacy. Through an effort from some of the surviving family members and the Canadian government, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" has been officially declared off-limits for any further diving and exploration. Widely believed that at least 28 of the 29 crew members are entombed on the Mighty Fitz, the site is now a memorial gravesite to be left untouched going forward. However, divers and exploration teams can lawfully dive on several other ships, including the 12 that went down in the Great Storm of 1913 in which more than 270 sailors perished. Why not the Fitz? It's an enduring question that remains open. Also, Captain Darrell, whose Uncle Grant Walton went down on the Fitz, discusses his father's career, as Chief Engineer on the Edmund Fitzgerald after he fought in Germany during WWII...all that and so much more. Thanks for your support of the History Mystery Man...see you soon!