Alert Top Story The lead that didn’t pan out By John Halverson Nov 29, 2025 Nov 29, 2025 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save I was going to start this column by saying I knew the last person who logged out the Edmund Fitzgerald before its last voyage.kAmpD >@DE (:D4@?D:?:E6D <?@H E92E G@J286 6?565 H:E9 E96 3@2E 2E E96 3@EE@> @7 {2<6 $FA6C:@C @? }@G] `_[ `hfd[k^AmkAm%96 d_E9 2??:G6CD2CJ H2D >2C<65 C646?E=J H:E9 ?6HDA2A6C 2CE:4=6D 2?5 5@4F>6?E2C:6D]k^AmkAm|J “4@??64E:@?” E@ E96 6G6?E[ E96 =2DE A6CD@? 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