The Apollo 13 mission was considered by many to be just another trip to the moon. What resulted brought our expectations back down to earth. The question was; would the astronauts aboard return with them? Read the book: Apollo 13 by James Lovell & Jeffrey Kluger Visit us at visitmarooned.com **Subscribe to Marooned so you never miss an episode. If you enjoy our podcast, please rate and review it on whichever podcast app you use and tell all of your friends, family, co-workers, and pets about it. Thank you, Jack & Aaron.

Apollo 13

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Chowchilla, California. A summer school trip to the pool was meant to be a great time for 26 kids and their bus driver. And it was, until three spoiled young men tried to take a shortcut to success using some firearms and a buried moving van. >>Please tell your friends and family about Marooned. Find us on tiktok and instagram by searching: @visitmarooned | Thank you, Jack & Aaron.

Chowchilla

 Crater Lake, located amongst old growth forests in Southwestern Oregon, is the stuff of legend. In January of 1975, 19 year old Charles McCullar vanished while on a 60 day solo National Park touring adventure that came to an abrupt halt while traversing snowy terrain surrounding Crater Lake, in Crater Lake National Park. He was out to take photos. Instead, the area took him. >>Please subscribe to Marooned and leave us a review. Find us on tiktok and instagram by searching: @visitmarooned | Thank you, Jack & Aaron.   Sources:   Ancient Origins    Crater Lake National Park: Puzzling Myths and Missing Persons | Ancient Origins   The Missing Enigma (YouTube)    Crater Lake National Park: Puzzling Myths and Missing Persons | Ancient Origins

Crater Lake

The Girl In The Well 1987. Midland, Texas. Jessica McClure was just 18 months old when she unexpectedly fell into a water well. At the time, Midland was experiencing an oil bust and times were tough. But despite the town being down on its luck, its citizens would pull together and attempt to rescue Baby Jessica as the town, and the world, watched. Visit our website: Marooned Podcast

The Girl In The Well

June 18, 2023 was supposed to be a great day for Stockton Rush. He was piloting his Titan submersible down to see the wreckage of the RMS Titanic with Paul-Henri Nargeolet and three paying crewmembers aboard; Hamish Harding as well as Shahzada and Suleman Dawood. The three had paid a total of $750,000 for the opportunity. Rush wanted to get people down to the depths to feel the excitement he did whenever he went. Unfortunately, the sub was lost and after a huge search and rescue effort was launched, many wanted to know what had gone wrong...

Titan

Georgia, 1968. A college student is kidnapped from the hotel room she and her mom were staying in. Her captors place her in a fiberglass box, bury it in the ground, and demand $500,000 from her wealthy parents for her safe return. But while the crime was seemingly well planned, it wouldn't go smoothly. >>Please subscribe to Marooned so you never miss an episode. Find us on tiktok and instagram by searching: @visitmarooned | Thank you, Jack & Aaron. Sources: 83 Hours Till Dawn by Barbara Mackle and Gene Miller

Apollo 13

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