Relic From the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Is Returned, Plus US$600,000 From Michigan

Man gets rare shipwreck relic back – plus $600K – after state took it

Orr allowed a museum to display the orange ring for decades before it was taken from him

Relic from the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is returned, plus US$600,000 from Michigan

The state of Michigan is giving up ownership of a rare relic from the famous Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck, just weeks after it strangely obtained it through a settlement in a lawsuit that was completely unrelated to the doomed freighter.

A Rare Artifact From the Edmund Fitzgerald Is at the Heart of a Bizarre Legal Battle

A life ring from the famed SS Edmund Fitzgerald is now in the possession of the state of Michigan after an “unusual” legal settlement.

Relic from the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is returned, plus $600,000 from Michigan

The state of Michigan has agreed to return a life ring from the famous Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck to its owner. The rare relic had become a key part of a settlement in a lawsuit that had nothing to do with…