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Speaker Series: Yarmouth Castle Burning
Of the 552 people on board for a weekend roundtrip between Miami and Nassau, on November 13, 1965, a total of 94 would perish when the cruise liner SS Yarmouth Castle caught fire and sank near Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas. Although the survival of over 450 people from the inferno was nothing short of a miracle, this tragedy marks the deadliest passenger ship disaster off the coast of the United States since the burning of the liner SS Morro Castle off the coast of New Jersey in 1934.
In his presentation, Eric will review details of the tragedy and the subsequent accident investigation that eventually changed US and international standards for the construction and operations of passenger ships, and what became of the Yarmouth Steamship Company and its leadership.
He has written a book co-authored by Randall Peffer on the topic. Books will be available at the presentation and Eric will be happy to sign them.
