[NEohioPAL]Local Actors & SS WILLIAM G. MATHER Museum on Discovery Channel

[Robert Catalano]

Shipwrecks are a fascinating yet all too tragic part of shipping on the 
Great Lakes.  On June 5, at 1 pm on the Discovery Channel, learn about some 
of the ships lost and the fate of some of the brave sailors onboard, in 
“Shipwrecked: Rage of the Great Lakes.”

One of the shipwrecks featured is that of the SS Daniel J. Morrell, which 
sank on November 29, 1966 in Lake Huron.  In that fierce November storm, 
winds reached 65 mph and waves exceeded 25 feet. With little warning, the 
Morrell began to break in half and the bow section sank quickly.  Only four 
men made it to the life boat. Of her crew of 29 men, Dennis Hale was the 
only one to survive.  Mr. Hale’s harrowing story is retold with portions of 
the documentary filmed onboard the Steamship William G. Mather Museum moored 
at Cleveland’s NorthCoast Harbor.  Local actors, including Mather crew 
member, Matt Grabski, are featured, as well as an interview with Mather 
supporter and sole survivor, Dennis Hale.

Similar in design and length to the Morrell, the Mather also weathered many 
fierce storms and just a year after the sinking of the Morrell, saved 
another ship from disaster in the icy waters of Lake Huron.  Visit 
www.discovery.com  for more on the documentary and additional airings.  For 
Mather information, go to www.wgmather.org or come aboard for a tour.

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Rob Catalano, Deputy Director
Steamship William G. Mather Museum
1001 E. 9th Street Pier
Cleveland, OH 44114
Ph. 216-574-9053
Fax: 216-574-2536
E-mail: wgmather at msn.com
Website: www.wgmather.org