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The Wreck of the Fitzgerald Mystery Cache

Hidden : 9/24/2025
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is not at the published coordinates.

 

 

 

SS Edmund Fitzgerald

American Great Lakes freighter

 

 

SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank in Lake Superior during a storm on November 10, 1975, with the loss of the entire crew of 29 men. 



 

When launched on June 7, 1958, she was the largest ship on North America's Great Lakes and remains the largest to have sunk there. 

 

 

 

She was located in deep water on November 14, 1975, by a U.S. Navy aircraft detecting magnetic anomalies, and found soon afterwards to be in two large pieces.



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To get the coordinates for this memorial-mystery cache simply answer a few questions about the SS Edmund Fitgerald.  Some of them may be readily found by listening to the clip shared below. 

 

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

 

What does the song call the big lake? (two words)

 

What cargo is the ship carrying?  (two words)

 

They left fully loaded for...?  (City name)

 

 

What rang 29 times to pay homage to the crew of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald? (two words)

 

The Edmund Fitzgerald's Captain and Crew

Captain Ernest M. McSorley

Michael E. Armagost

Frederick J. Beetcher

Thomas D. Bentsen

Edward F. Bindon

Thomas D. Borgeson

Oliver J. Champeau

Nolan S. Church

Ransom E. Cundy

Thomas E. Edwards

Russell G. Haskell

George J. Holl

Bruce L. Hudson

Allen G. Kalmon

Gorden Maclellan

Joseph Mazes

John H. McCarthy

Eugene O'Brien

Karl A. Peckol

John J. Poviach

James A. Pratt

Robert C. Rafferty

Paul M. Rippa

John D. Simmons

William J. Spengler

Mark A. Thomas

Ralph G. Walton

David E. Weiss

Blaine H. Wilhelm

 

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FTS -- > ThorScouts -- Sun, 5 Oct 2025, 11:14

FTF --> Kolo_Jezdec -- Sun, 5 Oct 2025, 16:15

 

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You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Sbezng lbhe fbyhgvba yvxr fb: OBUVPN_N1.1_N1.2_N2.1_N2.2_N3_N4.1_N4.2_Orne Rknzcyr: OBUVPN_lbh_ner_fcrpvny_orpnhfr_lbh_ybir_trbpnpuvat_Orne

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)