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THE FATAL COLLISION OF THE
S.S. CEDARVILLE
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In the late-morning hours of May 7,
1965, the S.S. Cedarville, a giant self-loading ore carrier, was attempting
to work its way through dense fog in the Straits of Mackinac when it slammed
into the Topdalsfjord, a Norwegian merchant ship. Fatally wounded, the
Cedarville made a frantic last-ditch attempt to reach safety, only to fail
and sink within less than a half-hour of the collision. Ten members of the
ship's crew lost their lives.
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The Fatal Collision of the
Cedarville, the thirteenth entry in Southport Video's library of notable
shipwreck programs, recreates the Cedarville story from the ship's building
in 1927 to its fateful final voyage, including stunning detailed accounts
from two of the disaster's survivors. Packed with rare photographs and
paintings, newspaper headlines, breathtaking bow-to-stern underwater
footage, several in-depth interviews with experts on the shipwreck and even
a new song composed exclusively for this program, this video is by far the
most ambitious and complete account of one of the Great Lakes' more
compelling stories.
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The Cedarville story has enough
drama for a theatrical motion picture, complete with the air of mystery that
always seems to accompany great shipwreck tales. There's the obvious
question about how--in the age of radar and technology--two ships could
collide in this manner. Then there are questions about the controversial
decisions made by the Cedarville captain in the immediate aftermath of the
collision. Why did he choose to try to ground the ship where he did, when
there were closer locations nearby? Why did he never issue an abandon ship
order, even when it was clear that the Cedarville was going to sink? These
and other questions are explored in this video, which is both entertaining
and informative for maritime enthusiasts young and old
Video Time: 50 Minutes
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