Beyond the Breakers

This week we discuss the worst peace time accident in US Coast Guard history. The USCGC was a sea going buoy tender which met a tragic fate in Tampa Bay. Join us as we explore the accident and give our thoughts on this tragic loss. *Originally released 3/12/21; edited and re-uploaded 2/6/22 William Flores , hero of the USCGC Blackthorn Coast Guard Report Recommended Reading: Wilfred Owen Arms and...

This week, we discuss the F/V Katmai, which sank off of Alaska in 2008. Link to US Coast Guard report.  *originally released 3/4/21; edited and re-uploaded 2/5/22. **Note** - At one point in the episode, the year 2009 is referenced in regard to the sinking of the Katmai; this should be "2008". Support the show

In this episode, we discuss the wreck of the SS Admella , one of the worst maritime disasters in Australian history. *Originally released 2/25/21; edited and re-uploaded 2/5/22 Milwaukee's Harbor Seagull sinking - https://www.wisn.com/article/crane-on-barge-raises-sunken-harbor-seagull-from-kinnickinnic-river/35604251 23 March 1944, Portland Guardian https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article...

In this episode, we discuss the deadliest maritime accident in US history - the riverboat Sultana , which sank in April 1865 transporting recently liberated Union POWs north at the end of the American Civil War. *originally released 2/18/21; edited and re-uploaded 2/4/22 For detailed reference: https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2009/august/death-river We now have a Patreon, ple...

In this episode we will discuss the loss of the SS Milwaukee, a railcar ferry that was lost with all hands in a 1929 October gale in Lake Michigan. Wisconsin Shipwrecks website with excellent photos of the Milwaukee: https://www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org/Vessel/Details/435?region=Index Historical Marker Database: https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=42299 Support the show

The debut episode of Beyond the Breakers covers the story of the SS El Faro, a cargo ship that went down during Hurricane Joaquin in the year 2015. Here is a link for the NTSB Illustrated Digest referenced during the show. SS El Faro transcript Support the show