One of my all time favorite songs... Though it would be years before I learned it was based on an actual tragedy. These things weren't as easy to find out back before the 'net, not that my twelve year old self would have cared all that much.
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This video is particularly haunting, as the song is accompanied by contemporary images of ships and storms and what seems to be actual recordings of the radio conversations incident to the loss. The end shows images of the wreck and of the crew with a scroll over of their names... It's well worth a watch, but if you're sensitive keep the tissues handy.
TV networks make lots of money with things like Mike Rowe's antics on Dirty Jobs and the (largely) synthetic drama of Deadliest Catch and it's imitators... And tomorrow there will be many posts about veterans and service members... But lets take a moment and remember today their are dangerous jobs too. From mariners on the sea, to the linemen who venture out into wind and storm, there are many who regularly risk their lives to make a living and keep the world turning and keep us warm and fed and dry.