1934 Cruise Ship Fire
According to local news reports 51 crew members were on board when the fire started.
1934 cruise ship fire. Mervyn Bregstein 8 Cruise Ship Fire SS Morro Castle Passenger September 8 1934 Time of Death 250-600. The MSC Lirica Cruise Ship is on fire and burning in the port of Corfu Greece. SS MORRO CASTLE Cruise Ship FIRE Disaster off New Jersey Photo 1934 Newspaper.
First Photo Of Blazing Moro Castle Where Hundreds Perished. Mervyn Bregstein Passenger Cruise Ship Death SS Morro Castle Fire. A fire is the major safety threat aboard a cruise ship.
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. The cause of the fire has not been determined. The footage posted on social media seems to be near the lifeboats with think black smoke coming out.
September 8 1934 SS Morro Castle. Cruise lines hire a professional Fireman as a leader and coordinator of the Fire-fighting Team aboard the ship. 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.
New York Daily News photographer Larry Froeber is brought back to shore after collapsing and burning his hands while shooting the fire. 12 April 1934 Ship Country Description Galatee France. On September 8 1934 Mervyn Bregstein age 8 a student at Public School 185 in Brooklyn New.
However no injuries have been reported so far and there were no passengers on board. A fire broke out on the MSC cruise ship and it appears to be mid-ship on the starboard side. Liner SS Morro Castle burns.
