Get to know a man named Joe Normandy including what he spotted involving Mataafa come afternoon of November 28. Determine if Mataafa herself was starting to break apart based upon spectator observations. Find out where Mataafa Crew were positioned around time she first began breaking apart. Learn how Second Mate Herbert Emigh, stationed from back/stern, took a chance by going forward in seeking shelter to the front via Pilot House. Determine if others from the stern were motivated by what Emigh had done. Discover what obstacles Herbert Emigh and others from the stern faced as they navigated through the storm with intended target being Pilot House. Get an understanding of what was running through Captain Humble’s mind regarding his crew’s overall state. Receive an introduction to the agency responsible for saving the lives of shipwrecked mariners & passengers. Understand significance behind the general timeframe gap regarding when Mataafa first struck the pier to agency’s means for providing assistance. Go behind the scenes and learn how Captain Humble experimented with a drawer from his living quarters via survival strategies. Get introduced to Murdoch McLennan and why his role is so important. Discover where exactly Duluth News Tribune Reporter Mary McFadden was in relation to where Mataafa’s positioning lied. Figure out if McFadden heard fragments of a conversation initiated by Captain Humble. Explore what had been racing through Duluth Weather Bureau Reporter Herbert Richardson’s mind come evening November 28. Get an in depth analysis behind how Captain Richard Humble went about preparing his crewmen for what would lie ahead during evening & morning hours between November 28-29. Learn what purpose a Windlass Room serves. Determine if Captain Humble himself went into this particular room in search of gathering essential items to increase survival means. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kirk-monroe/support

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