Asbury Park Revisited by Lamb Lisa;

Author:Lamb, Lisa;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: unknown
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Published: 2015-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

On September 7, 1934, a nor’easter was brewing, and the Morro Castle was moving swiftly to arrive home ahead of it. Around 8:00 p.m., diners were greeted by the terrible news that the ship’s captain, Robert Wilmott, had died. The cause was reportedly a heart attack brought on by indigestion. With Captain Wilmott dead, first officer William Warms became acting captain, and he set about guiding the ship safely to port. A few hours later, around 2:50 a.m., the new captain would have to contend with an even greater challenge—a fire was discovered aboard the ship. The fire spread quickly, fanned by stiff winds and fed by the ship’s wooden appointments covered in layers of f lammable lacquer. Just one SOS was sent before the electrical lines were destroyed, and soon the fire burned through the ship’s hydraulic lines, rendering it unable to steer. By 4:00 a.m., nearly the entire ship was engulfed in flames. The Coast Guard cutter Tampa attempted to tow the Morro Castle to port, but she became stranded as well. Ultimately, the Morro Castle drifted along the shore, beaching at Asbury Park.

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