The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down

[fuzeman]

So how long do you think it will be before the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald will be able to be further examined whether by divers, subs, or any other means?

[Devil 505]

As soon as someone ponies up the cash to do it.

[fuzeman]

No, you can’t visit the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck by diving or operating submersibles without a license. The Ontario Heritage Act has allowed the Ontario government to charge heavy fines for diving and operating side scan sonars, underwater cameras, and other submersibles without a license since April 2005. The wreck is entirely located within the territorial waters of the Canadian province of Ontario, and diving on the wreck has been completely banned by the Canadian government by all means including ROVs and manned submersibles.

The above cut-n-pasted from a search.

[Busher]

The province considers the wreckage to be a gravesite.

[fuzeman]

There are other shipwrecks down there with bodies in them that people can dive on.

[Busher]

You'd have to contact the Provincial Authorities to find out why it was designated a gravesite while other ships were not. I have no idea.

[SIK1]

You'd have to contact the Provincial Authorities to find out why it was designated a gravesite while other ships were not. I have no idea.

It has a a Gordon Lightfoot song.

[IntelDan]

You'd have to contact the Provincial Authorities to find out why it was designated a gravesite while other ships were not. I have no idea.

I saw a photo of a crewman still trapped aboard ship, and that's all it takes. The video is still on YouTube as well. Poor taste.

[Busher]

I saw a photo of a crewman still trapped aboard ship, and that's all it takes. The video is still on YouTube as well. Poor taste.

I did a little research and found this statement. I have no comment on it's veracity:

"The government designated the Edmund Fitzgerald a gravesite primarily to honor the lost crew and protect the wreck from commercial activities and potential damage. This decision was also influenced by the families of the deceased, who sought to ensure the site was respected and preserved for future generations. While other shipwrecks in Lake Superior exist, the Edmund Fitzgerald's unique circumstances, including its notoriety and the lack of recovered bodies, contributed to its designation as a gravesite".

[fuzeman]

I saw a photo of a crewman still trapped aboard ship, and that's all it takes. The video is still on YouTube as well. Poor taste.

There’s another wreck down there with a corpse, they seem to call it/him ‘Whitey’, that you can dive on and see it/him.