1934 Cruise Ship Fire
12 April 1934 Ship Country Description Galatee France.
1934 cruise ship fire. 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. The blaze broke out on the ship believed to be the MSC Lirica at 330pm local time.
First Photo Of Blazing Moro Castle Where Hundreds Perished. There were reports the ship had been struck by lightning and that the flames spread to the huge oil tanks of the liner causing them to leap through the ship with fearful speed. Shipping History reminds us that on this day in 1994 the MS Achille Lauro cruise ship caught fire and later sank near Somalia following an engine explosion.
September 8 1934 SS Morro Castle. However no injuries have been reported so far and there were no passengers on board. Other reports said the fire started in the library in the forepart of the boat.
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. On September 8 1934 Mervyn Bregstein age 8 a student at Public School 185 in Brooklyn New York son of Brooklyn Doctor S. A Cruise Ship is ON FIRE.
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. The Sea Wind was en route from the southwestern Finnish port of Turku to Stockholm Sweden when a fire broke out in the engine room at about 240 am. We dont have any details of how the fire has st.
Cruise Ship Smolders in Aftermath of Fire at Corfu Port. Liner SS Morro Castle burns. Fire breaks out on Royal Carribean cruise ship - YouTube.
