Morro Castle Cruise Ship Fire

The cruise ship Morro Castle on the 174 th return voyage from Havana to New York never reached her destination dropping anchor several miles off Sea Girt as a fire of suspicious origin raced through the ship September 8 1934.

Morro castle cruise ship fire. Much of the blame was laid at the feet of the crew. The bodies of men women and children littered the waters churning around the rapidly burning and soon smoldering remains of the SS Morro Castle on the early morning of Saturday September 8 1934. In the early morning hours of September 8 1934 a fire started in a closet aboard the cruise ship Morro Castle which was passing along the New Jersey coast after a trip to Havana Cuba.

The Morro Castle eventually drifted towards Convention Hall. On September 8 1934 the cruise ship caught fire on route to New York City. The SS Morro Castle was a luxury cruise ship launched in 1930 named for the Morro Castle fortress that guards the entrance to Havana Bay.

The Ward Line luxury liner had left port from Havana Cuba three days before running into some rough weather along the way. It was built for its New York to Havana cruises and made one round trip every week. SHIP FIRE AND RESCUE TO BE REMEMBERED AT SGL.

The luxury cruise ship SS Morro Castle burning at sea in 1934. A devastating fire on board the luxury cruise ship SS Morro Castle in 1934 resulted in the death of 137 people. On September 8 1934 the cruise ship the Morro Castle caught fire en route to New York City killing 137 people.

Just hours after Captain Robert Willmott had been found dead in his stateroom of strange circumstances. Chief Officer William Warms took command as the Morro Castle continued steaming through increasingly high seas. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators.

On the morning of September 8 1934 en route from Havana to New York the ship caught fire and burned killing 137 passengers and crew members. Her final journey began on September 5th 1934. Liner SS Morro Castle burns.