| Flames Gut Morro Castle | ||
|---|---|---|
| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1511 |
| Catalog #: | 347860 | |
| Clip Number: | 347860-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 006-313-10 | |
| Timecode: | 00:16:58 - 00:17:21 | |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean / New Jersey | |
| Year Shot: | 1934 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DISASTERS: Boating accident, Shipwreck DISASTERS: Fires LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New Jersey TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Passenger Liners | |
| Description: | Rolling light in contrast and imagery While enroute to New York from Cuba carrying American vacationers, Morro Castle caught fire off the cost of New Jersey near Asbury Park, the ship eventually washed up on the beach and stayed there for some time before being removed from the beach directly behind Convention Hall in March, 1935. Morrro Castle took the lives of 137 passengers and crew on September 8th, 1934. | |
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