While this was going on, the crew members of the Morrell were fighting for their lives. Coast Guard Cutter Acacia, which was based in Port Huron, was called to Alpena where the crew rescued members of the crew. "The day of the storm, there were several ships involved," Polovich said, noting that a cruise ship was blown off its moorings in Muskegon and a German freighter carrying steel ran aground in Lake Huron off Alpena. Morrell in a November storm 49 years ago stands out. In a long career of documenting the history of the Blue Water Area, the wreck of the Daniel J. Coast Guard helicopter rescued Dennis Hale, the only survivor of the shipwreck. Ralph Polovich, former Times Herald chief photographer, was the only photographer on scene when a U.S. 12 at McMorran Theater, 701 McMorran Blvd., Port Huron. The documentary, "Graveyard of the Great Lakes," will be shown at 7 p.m. The story of its sinking, and the exploration of the wreck, is the subject of a documentary video by Detroit Free Press filmmaker Eric Seals. Morrell sank in Lake Huron, killing 28 of its 29 crew members.
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