This week we discuss the 1983 sinking of the SS Marine Electric, a pivotal moment in the history of ship safety and the US Coast Guard's rescue capabilities.

Intro/outro music clip: "The Mary Ellen Carter" - Stan Rogers (1979)

Sources:

"Marine Casualty Report - SS Marine Electric O.N. 245675, Capsize and Sinking in the Atlantic Ocean on 12 February 1983 with Multiple Loss of Life." U.S. Coast Guard.

"SS Marine Electric: The Ship That Changed The Coast Guard." gCaptain, 12 Feb 2019

Frump, Robert. Until the Sea Shall Free Them: Life, Death, and Survival in the Merchant Marine. 2002.

US Coast Guard Swimmer Rescue Program

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