Dennis Hale, the lone survivor of one of the Great Lakes' most deadly shipwrecks, died today in Ashtabula, Ohio, after a bout with cancer HeDaniel J Morrell Wreck The shipwreck Daniel J Morell was lost in a fierce storm on Lake Huron in 1966 Only one man survived out of a crew of 29 The ship was torn in half in violent ft seas The bow sank into 0ft of water and the stern motored another 5 miles away before finally plunging into the depths Five crew have never been found and Dennis Hale the only surviver endured 37 That combination proved deadly for the brittle steel hull of the SS Daniel J Morrell, a Great Lakes freighter that split in two and sank, killing 28 of its 29 crewmen The sinking of the Morrell
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