Coverage dated December 19, 2025

Life ring, lifeboat piece from Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck sell at auction for $150,000

Headline from WDIO Duluth

A life ring and a piece of a lifeboat from the Edmund Fitzgerald were sold at auction Friday for $150,000.

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  1. WDIO Duluth

    Life ring, lifeboat piece from Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck sell at auction for $150,000 (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    A life ring and a piece of a lifeboat from the Edmund Fitzgerald were sold at auction Friday for $150,000.

  2. New York Post

    Relics from SS Edmund Fitzgerald’s catastrophic shipwreck sell at auction for $150K (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A life ring and a piece of a lifeboat from the Edmund Fitzgerald were sold at auction Friday for $150,000, a month after the 50th anniversary of the famous ship’s sinking in Lake Superior with 29 men aboard.

  3. CBS News

    Life ring and piece from Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck sell at auction for $150,000 (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A life ring and a lifeboat remnant from a famous Great Lakes shipwreck have sold at auction for $150,000.

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