The Cedarville Conspiracy: Indicting U.s. Steel
by L. Stephen Cox /
2005 / English / PDF
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On the morning of May 7, 1965, the American freighter
On the morning of May 7, 1965, the American freighterCedarville
Cedarville collided with the Norwegian vessel
collided with the Norwegian vesselTopdalsfjord
Topdalsfjord in heavy fog in the Straits of Mackinac.
Ultimately, ten crew members of the
in heavy fog in the Straits of Mackinac.
Ultimately, ten crew members of theCedarville
Cedarville died and a
legal battle ensued implicating U.S. Steel---the company that
owned the
died and a
legal battle ensued implicating U.S. Steel---the company that
owned theCedarville
Cedarville---in the chain of events leading to
the tragedy.
---in the chain of events leading to
the tragedy.The
The Cedarville
CedarvilleConspiracy
Conspiracy is the story of that
doomed ship and its crew. It is also the first Great Lakes
history to expose the heroism, villainy, courage, and confusion
surrounding the
is the story of that
doomed ship and its crew. It is also the first Great Lakes
history to expose the heroism, villainy, courage, and confusion
surrounding theCedarville
Cedarville disaster.
disaster.
In atmospheric, cinematic style, L. Stephen Cox's gripping
page-turner dramatizes the events surrounding the collision
between the Norwegian and American freighters. As the mortally
wounded
In atmospheric, cinematic style, L. Stephen Cox's gripping
page-turner dramatizes the events surrounding the collision
between the Norwegian and American freighters. As the mortally
woundedCedarville
Cedarville began to list and sink, U.S. Steel
refused to allow the crew to escape to safety, while the captain
secretly donned his life jacket and abandoned the sinking ship.
Ten seamen died in the frigid waters that morning as the captain
and survivors swam to safety.
began to list and sink, U.S. Steel
refused to allow the crew to escape to safety, while the captain
secretly donned his life jacket and abandoned the sinking ship.
Ten seamen died in the frigid waters that morning as the captain
and survivors swam to safety.
Researching the story, author L. Stephen Cox interviewed the
surviving crew and their rescuers and attorneys, examined more
than 20,000 pages of Coast Guard reports, and discovered
deposition transcripts and other documentary evidence that
detailed the deterioration of the ship, the captain's disregard
of Great Lakes navigational rules, the company's participation in
the decision to confine the men aboard the sinking vessel, and
the subsequent efforts by U.S. Steel to manipulate the
evidence.
Researching the story, author L. Stephen Cox interviewed the
surviving crew and their rescuers and attorneys, examined more
than 20,000 pages of Coast Guard reports, and discovered
deposition transcripts and other documentary evidence that
detailed the deterioration of the ship, the captain's disregard
of Great Lakes navigational rules, the company's participation in
the decision to confine the men aboard the sinking vessel, and
the subsequent efforts by U.S. Steel to manipulate the
evidence.
