6/11/2023 0 Comments Sole Survivor by Dennis Hale![]() The two sections collided, with the aft section continuing into the distance. ![]() Moments later, it was discovered that the looming object was not another ship, but in fact the Morrell's aft section, barreling towards them under the power of the ship's engines. While they waited for the bow section to sink and the raft to be thrown into the lake, there were shouts that a ship had been spotted off the port bow. At 2:15 am, the ship broke in two, and the remaining crewmen loaded into a raft on the forward section of the vessel. At 2 am, the ship began its death throes, forcing the crew onto the deck, where many jumped to their deaths in the 34 degree Lake Huron waters. Clair River, leaving the Morrell alone on the waters north of Pointe Aux Barques, Michigan, heading for the protection of Thunder Bay. During the early morning hours, the Townsend made the decision to take shelter in the St. Townsend, the Morrell became caught in winds exceeding 70 mph (110 km/h) and swells that topped the height of the ship (20–to-25-foot (6.1-to-7.6-meter) waves). ![]() Making the last run of the season with her sister ship the SS Edward Y. ![]() ![]() The ship was named for Daniel Johnson Morrell, a U.S. ![]()
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