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Sole survivor recalls cold ordeal after Morrell sinking
Dennis Hale, 26, the only survivor from the Daniel J Morrell, told reporters at Harbor Beach Hospital he was in terrible pain and hoped to die as the 603 foot ore carrier broke apart in Lake Huron. Forty bodies recovered. eight crewmen missing presumed dead amid storm conditions. A Coast Guard inquiry was ordered into the Great Lakes tragedy.
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Harbor Beach
Mich
Daniel J. Morrell
Dennis Hale
Ashtabula
Ohio
Harbor Beach Community Hospital
Hale
Bertha
Morrell
Lake Huron
Ater
Coast Guard
Great Lakes