Episode 58 - SS Marine Electric
Beyond the Breakers
English - May 01, 2022 16:00 - 49 minutes - 33.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsHistory Society & Culture Documentary shipwrecks maritime history transportation shipping great lakes ocean accidents shipwreck disasters Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This week we discuss the 1983 sinking of the SS Marine Electric, a pivotal moment in the history of ship safety and the US Coast Guard's rescue capabilities.
Intro/outro music clip: "The Mary Ellen Carter" - Stan Rogers (1979)
Sources:
"Marine Casualty Report - SS Marine Electric O.N. 245675, Capsize and Sinking in the Atlantic Ocean on 12 February 1983 with Multiple Loss of Life." U.S. Coast Guard.
"SS Marine Electric: The Ship That Changed The Coast Guard." gCaptain, 12 Feb 2019
Frump, Robert. Until the Sea Shall Free Them: Life, Death, and Survival in the Merchant Marine. 2002.
US Coast Guard Swimmer Rescue Program