Today’s Labor Quote: Wreck of the Carl D Bradley

There's nothing you can do, said the captain to the crew.
The spar deck was awash, it's gettin' wetter.
The spar deck was awash, and the Bradley she was lost.
And there's nothing that you can do, Mister Fleming.

33 men died on Lake Michigan on this date in 1958 with the sinking of the Carl D. Bradley during one of the worst storms in the lake’s history. The 623-foot ship, carrying limestone, broke in two. Two crewmen survived.