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Survivors Tell of Lake freighter Bradley sinking
Reports from Charlevoix and nearby towns recount the sinking of the 15,000 ton freighter Carl D. Bradley, with 35 crew aboard, after fierce lake storms. Two survivors described lifeboatless rafting through hours of cold seas as Coast Guard cutters and helicopters search the area near Beaver Island.
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Charlevols
Mich
Great Lakes
Henry Steinbrenner
Lake Superior
Garland
Tex
Bill Kirk
Iskunk
Carl D. Bradley
Beaversland
Lake Michigan
Coast Guard
Fleming