You echo the sentiments I've seen in so many articles/YouTube comments the past few days. If you live up there in that area, it's just something everyone knows and everyone has spent time on those lakes and knows how they can get. Kinda like folks down here remembering/talking about a massive tornado or flood from 40 years ago that killed people they knew and/or forever changed a town. It becomes part of a region's story/glue.
It's been all so interesting to learn about, the past 2-3 days.
Whatever happened - water breach, capsize, etc. - happened so fast that there was no mayday or anything. It just went under. I can't think of anything more terrifying, those final seconds/minutes.
"We're holding our own" was apparently the last transmission from the captain when asked by another ship how they were doing. If that's all you heard on the other end, you assume they're going to make it through okay. And then...nothing. Ugh...*shiver*
PS - I didn't mean to bring the joint down with all this. Back to Def Leppard and the rest!
