Beyond the Breakers

No new episode this week since I'm a little under the weather. Instead we will release last month's bonus episode! Hope you enjoy!

Link to Stan Roger's Northwest Passage
Cover by Unleash the Archers that was discussed.

Link to Wreck of the Athens Queen

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This week we explore the Battle for the Atlantic in World War Two. More specifically we look at the story of the SS Atlas how it represents an experience lived by thousands of brave sailors in the early part of the war. 

*originally released 5/2/21; edited and re-uploaded 2/13/22

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This week we discuss the loss of the Korean vessel MV Sewol.

***We are aware of a audio issues with this one. We were trying a different recording method, but will be going to the traditional way we were doing it.***

*originally released 4/25/21; edited and  re-uploaded 2/12/22

Link to In the Absence 

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This week we discuss the loss of the PS Lady Elgin.

Excellent Chicago Tribune article about the Lady Elgin. 

*originally released 4/19/21; edited and re-uploaded 2/11/22

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Today we discuss the 1958 loss of the Carl. D Bradley.

Link to the Great Lakes Lore Maritime Museum's page about the Carl D. Bradley. The museum is located in Rogers City, Mi homeport of the Bradley.

*Originally released 4/12/21; edited and re-uploaded 2/10/22

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Hello Everyone! From time to time we will be doing mini-episodes when we haven an announcement or other news about the pod. We wanted to let you know we will be shifting our release schedule slightly. We will probably be releasing on Patreon on Sundays, and Monday for everyone else.

Additionally I wanted to do a short story that may not have enough information for a full episode, but is still something worth sharing. We hope you enjoy!


Link to an interesting article discussing the disappearance of Theodosia Burr.

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In this episode, Tanner drags us deep into the vaults of history to discuss the sinking of the Tudor-era warship Mary Rose in 1545.

*Originally released 4/2/21; edited and re-uploaded 2/11/22

**Tanner also mistakenly refers to the USS Monitor’s sloped sides; he intended to refer to the CSS Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimack)**




https://web.archive.org/web/20110725170212/http://userweb.port.ac.uk/~fontanad/maryrose/
- This page features detailed pictures, charts, and maps related to the sinking of the Mary Rose and the battle of the Solent in 1545

https://maryrose.org/ - Official website for the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth, England

http://www.3hconsulting.com/sites/SitesMaryRoseMain.html - details on the process of excavating the Mary Rose

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Hey everybody, we have something a little different for you this week. We are taking a little time off but we wanted to share a preview of the bonus content you can expect if you support us on Patreon. We will be producing one bonus episode a month. 

This month we will be discussing the tragic 1972 loss of the passenger liner SS Poseidon after an earthquake off of Crete. 

*Originally released 3/12/21; edited and re-uploaded 2/10/22

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In this week's episode, we discuss the 1914 sinking of the Empress of Ireland, Canada's deadliest peacetime disaster at sea.

**Note**
Several times during the episode, we mistakenly refer to the captain of the Empress of Ireland as "Captain Kembell." The captain of the vessel was in fact Henry George Kendall. We apologize for the error.


Video illustrating the Empress of Ireland's sinking in real time. 

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This week we discuss the worst peace time accident in US Coast Guard history. The USCGC was a sea going buoy tender which met a tragic fate in Tampa Bay. Join us as we explore the accident and give our thoughts on this tragic loss.

*Originally released 3/12/21; edited and re-uploaded 2/6/22

William Flores, hero of the USCGC Blackthorn

Coast Guard Report

Recommended Reading:

Wilfred Owen
Arms and the Boy

Joe Kassabian
The Hooligans of Kandahar 

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