1934 Cruise Ship Fire

The schooner caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean and was abandoned.

1934 cruise ship fire. A fire is the major safety threat aboard a cruise ship. Liner SS Morro Castle burns. The ship was a regular booze cruise But in September 1934 the ship was returning from Cuba to New York when everything seemed to go wrong.

The SS Morro Castle named after a fortress that guards Havana Bay was a luxury cruise ship of the 1930s that was built for the Ward Line for runs between New York City and Havana. On the morning of September 8 1934 en route from Havana to New York the ship caught fire and burned killing 137 passengers and crew members. Joseph Bregstein were aboard the Ward Line.

THE CUERO RECORD Texas Sept. On the morning of September 8 1934 en route from Havana to New York the ship caught fire and burned killing 137 passengers and crew members. SS MORRO CASTLE Cruise Ship FIRE Disaster off New Jersey Photo 1934 Newspaper.

Mervyn Bregstein 8 Cruise Ship Fire SS Morro Castle Passenger September 8 1934 Time of Death 250-600. The banner headline announces. A Cruise Ship is ON FIRE.

See more ideas about cruise ship cruise fire. The cargo ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean of Pisagua and sank. A devastating fire on board the luxury cruise ship SS Morro Castle in 1934 resulted in the death of 137 people.

The team consist of 3-4 firefighting parties groups approximately 10 members each - mostly from the deck and engine departments - plumbers electricians fitters able seamen. The crew were rescued by Dagrun Norway. All 11 passengers were flown to the nearby port of Mariehamn in the Aland Islands while the 28 crew members put out the fire.