The Horror of Lake Superior's Mataafa Storm

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The SS Mataafa, launched in 1899, probably never should have left port when her captain tried to get in one last run late in the season on November 27th, 1905. Only a few hours after departing Duluth, Minnesota, she was overtaken by a massive November gale on Lake Superior. Forced to return to Duluth to seek shelter from the storm, she was only 700 feet from safety when she met disaster at the mouth of the Duluth Shipping Channel. The next 24 hours were so nightmarish that the storm of 1905 became known as the Mataafa Storm.

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Sources:
So Terrible a Storm: A Tale of Fury on Lake Superior by Curt Brown: https://amzn.to/3H9aVC6
Great Lakes: Shipwrecks & Survivals by William Ratigan: https://amzn.to/3wB9Pdr

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Chapters:
0:00 The Mataafa
2:58 Chapter 1: One Last Run
7:44 Chapter 2: 250 Feet
12:34 Chapter 3: A Cold Dark Night
15:53 Chapter 4: The Cold Light of Day

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