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    The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald - A Short Story
    The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald - A Short Story
    The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald - A Short Story
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    The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald - A Short Story

    By T. M. Bilderback

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    David Rudolph and Jacky Baker are a couple of the best commercial fishermen around the Oregon coast. The two men get lucky and sign aboard the two-hundred-twenty-foot fishing vessel, the Edmund Fitzgerald II.

    Sailing with a crew of ten, the ship sails through radioactive waters in the Pacific that had been carried by currents from the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan. Using the latest and most sensitive Geiger counters available for underwater use, the captain of the Fitzgerald II is determined that his catch will be safe for human consumption.

    After a day full of good catches, however, the good ship and crew encounter something they didn't expect.

    Something in the water.

    Something big.

    Inspired by the hit song by Gordon Lightfoot, this short story by T. M. Bilderback is full of thrilling sci-fi excitement!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSardis County Sentinel Press
    Release dateMar 20, 2019
    ISBN9781950470334
    The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald - A Short Story
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    T. M. Bilderback

    T.M. Bilderback es un ex-comentarista de radio con un gran número de ideas para historias en su cabeza, muchas basadas en canciones clásicas. El autor actualmente reside en Tennessee y escribe febrilmente para lidiar con estas ideas en la forma de libros, antes de salir corriendo por la calle.

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      The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald - A Short Story - T. M. Bilderback

      THE WRECK OF THE

      EDMUND FITZGERALD

      A SHORT STORY

      By

      T. M. Bilderback

      Copyright 2013 by T. M. Bilderback

      Ebook Cover design by Christi L. Bilderback

      All rights reserved.

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      I can’t believe you talked me into sailing on this boat, Jacky, said David Rudolph to his friend, Jacky Baker.  I mean, the owner has some serious guts naming a two-hundred-twenty-foot fishing boat the Edmund Fitzgerald II.  That’s almost daring the sea gods to do their damndest to us.

      I think it lends some prestige to our jobs, replied Jacky.  "I’ve seen some of the men that have sailed her.  When they talk to women, they mention that they’re on the Fitzgerald .  Most women have heard the name, but don’t realize that the first Fitzgerald sailed the Great Lakes...but they sure cozy up to them quickly!  That might make sailing with this boat worth it all!"

      The two young men walked down the Oregon coast pier toward their new fishing boat.  They had both been working as commercial fishermen for seven years, and were well-regarded in the tight-knit fishing community.  As good friends since their first sailing assignment, they had chosen to work together...and when the two positions came open on the Edmund Fitzgerald II, they jumped at the chance.  The owners of the Fitzgerald II paid slightly higher shares

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