Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs
- Episodes
- 192
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- Latest episode
- Nov 14, 2026
About the podcast
A maritime history podcast about shipwrecks, maritime disasters, and seafaring legends. Hear tragic shipwreck stories as well as heroic tales of triumph. Host Rich Napolitano explores maritime history like you've never heard, including occasional guests such as authors, historians, mariners, divers, and archaeologists. If you love history, you will love Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs.
Episodes 192
Miracle on the Mississippi: The American Heritage Tanker Collision (Bonus)
On the afternoon of November 13, 2026, the tanker Atlantic Asphalt slammed into the paddlewheel cruise boat American Heritage on the Mississippi River in New Orleans, leaving the vessel partially submerged with …
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On the afternoon of November 13, 2026, the tanker Atlantic Asphalt slammed into the paddlewheel cruise boat American Heritage on the Mississippi River in New Orleans, leaving the vessel partially submerged with 129 passengers aboard. Rescuers rushed to the scene, and more than 30 people were taken to the hospital, but everyone was accounted for, prompting some to call it a "miracle on the Mississippi." In this episode, we look at what happened, how the rescue unfolded, and the questions investigators now face about how a massive tanker came to collide with a historic-style riverboat.
- Written, edited, and produced by Rich Napolitano. All episodes, show notes, and transcripts can be found at shipwrecksandseadogs.com.
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This Week in Shipwrecks #13
This Week in Shipwrecks is the weekly maritime news series of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs covering shipwrecks and maritime history stories from around the world. In this episode: The SS United was sunk off the …
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This Week in Shipwrecks is the weekly maritime news series of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs covering shipwrecks and maritime history stories from around the world.
In this episode:
- The SS United was sunk off the coast of Florida as an artificial reef
- Tanker Venus 14 Sinks off Thailand
- Seaman killed in suspected missile attack on tanker in Persian Gulf
- Cargo ship sinks in the Yellow Sea
- 13 crew rescued after cargo ship grounds near the Bosphorus
- Racing yacht sinks during Route du Rhum
- Game pieces recovered from 13th Century Mongol invasion shipwreck
- Archaeologists invetigate Roman port on Adriatic coast
- ReCAAP warns of an increase in sea robberies in Singapore Strait
Written, edited, and produced by Rich Napolitano. All episodes, show notes, and transcripts can be found at shipwrecksandseadogs.com.
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The Daniel J. Morrell: Torn in Two on the Great Lakes
On November 29, 1966, the Great Lakes freighter Daniel J. Morrell was torn in two during a violent late-season storm on Lake Huron. Within hours the ship had broken apart. Of the 29 men aboard, only Deck …
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On November 29, 1966, the Great Lakes freighter Daniel J. Morrell was torn in two during a violent late-season storm on Lake Huron. Within hours the ship had broken apart. Of the 29 men aboard, only Deck Watchman Dennis Hale survived to tell the story.
Built in 1906, the Morrell had worked the lakes for six decades, hauling bulk cargo through some of the most unforgiving fresh water on Earth. In this episode, host Rich Napolitano explores the ship’s long career and the events of her final voyage. You will also hear about watchman Dennis Hale, who endured 38 hours adrift in freezing weather before rescue arrived, and the Coast Guard's Marine Investigation conclusions.
The loss of the SS Daniel J. Morrell is one of the worst Great Lakes shipwrecks of the twentieth century. While the loss of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald is more widely known, the Witch of November has taken many other ships, and perhaps none more dramatically than the Daniel J. Morrell.
Whether you are a maritime historian, a wreck diver, a shipwreck hunter, or simply drawn to Great Lakes history, this episode offers a detailed account of the Morrell’s final voyage.
Written, edited, and produced by Rich Napolitano. All episodes, show notes, and transcripts can be found at shipwrecksandseadogs.com.
Original theme music is by Sean Sigfried and you can find him at seansigfried.com.
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Deck officers
- Arthur I. Crawley, Master
- Phillip E. Kapets, First Mate
- Duncan R. MacLeod, Second Mate
- Ernest G. Marcotte, Third Mate
Deck crew
- Charles H. Fosbender, Wheelsman
- Henry Rischmiller, Wheelsman
- Stuart A. Campbell, Wheelsman
- Albert P. Wieme, Watchman
- Norman M. Bragg, Watchman
- Dennis N. Hale, Watchman (the only survivor)
- Larry G. Davis, Ordinary Deckwatch
- John M. Groh, Ordinary Deckwatch
- Arthur E. Stojek, Deckhand
- John J. Cleary Jr., Deckhand
Engine room
- John H. Schmidt, Chief Engineer
- Valmour A. Marchildon, First Assistant Engineer
- Alfred G. Norkunas, Second Assistant Engineer
- George A. Dahl, Third Assistant Engineer
- Wilson E. Simpson, Oiler
- Donald E. Worcester, Oiler
- Chester Konieczka, Fireman
- Arthur S. Fargo, Fireman
- Saverio Grippi, Coal Passer
- Leon R. Truman, Coal Passer
- David L. Price, Coal Passer
Galley and steward department
- Stanley J. Satlawa, Steward
- Nicholas P. Homick, Second Cook
- Joseph A. Mahsem, Porter
- Charles J. Sestakauskas, Porter
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This Week in Shipwrecks #12
This Week in Shipwrecks is the weekly maritime news series of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs covering shipwrecks and maritime history stories from around the world. In this episode: Cardiff researchers crack a …
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This Week in Shipwrecks is the weekly maritime news series of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs covering shipwrecks and maritime history stories from around the world.
In this episode:
- Cardiff researchers crack a 400-year-old lock from the Ann Francis
- A Swedish shipwreck called Wreck 5 A Swedish may have given up its galley
- Possible castaway camp found at Isla de los Estados, Argentina
- US Coast guard detains MSC Poesia in Miami
- Indian Navy ends a pirate hijacking off Somalia
- Tugboat fire off Okinawa
- Fishing boat capsizes in the Bay of Bengal during Cyclone Murasu
- Search underway after migrant boat sinks off Crete
- The SS United States heads for her final destination as an artifical reef off Florida
Written, edited, and produced by Rich Napolitano. All episodes, show notes, and transcripts can be found at shipwrecksandseadogs.com.
Original theme music is by Sean Sigfried and you can find him at seansigfried.com.
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Sources for this episode:
Yahoo/Live Science, "Archeologists crack a shipwreck's 400-year-old combination lock," Nov 4, 2026: https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/archeologists-crack-shipwreck-400-old-200000121.html
Live Science, "Cryptic padlock from a 400-year-old shipwreck finally opened," Nov 5, 2026: https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/cryptic-padlock-from-a-400-year-old-shipwreck-finally-opened-but-it-leaves-a-mystery
Medievalists.net, "Rare Medieval Warship Wreck Investigated in Sweden," Nov 4, 2026: https://www.medievalists.net/2026/11/rare-medieval-warship-wreck-investigated-in-sweden/
Phys.org, "Archaeologists uncover possible 19th-century castaway camp," Nov 5, 2026: https://phys.org/news/2026-11-archaeologists-uncover-19th-century-castaway.html
Archaeology Magazine, "Did Penguin Hunters Occupy a Campsite Off Patagonia's Coast?": https://archaeology.org/news/2026/10/22/did-penguin-hunters-occupy-a-campsite-off-patagonias-coast/
CBS News, "Cruise canceled after Coast Guard detains ship in Miami," Nov 3, 2026: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coast-guard-detains-msc-poesia-cruise-ship-miami/
Onmanorama, "Indian Navy frees fishing vessel hijacked by Somali pirates," Nov 3, 2026: https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2026/11/03/indian-navy-frees-fishing-vessel-hijacked-by-somali-pirates-rescues-20-crew-members-after-48-hr-operation.html
Crane1000, Cebu Hope tug fire off Miyakojima (Japanese), Oct 31, 2026: https://crane1000.com/fire-breaks-out-on-tugboat-cebu-hope-off-miyakojima-one-of-six-japanese-crew-members-sustains-fatal-injuries/
Ryukyu Shimpo, Cebu Hope fire (Japanese): https://ryukyushimpo.jp/national/entry-5583713.html
Whalesbook, "Cyclone Murasu: 4 Tamil Nadu Fishermen Die in Boat Capsize," Nov 5, 2026: https://www.whalesbook.com/news/English/other/Cyclone-Murasu-4-Tamil-Nadu-Fishermen-Die-in-Boat-Capsize/6aec48084fc30694db5e6cde
Greek City Times, "Rescue Operation Underway After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Crete," Nov 5, 2026: https://greekcitytimes.com/2026/11/05/migrant-boat-sinks-chrysi-ierapetra-crete
Cruise Hive, "Final Countdown Begins for SS United States as Reef Sinking Date Is Set," Nov 1, 2026: https://www.cruisehive.com/final-countdown-begins-for-ss-united-states-as-reef-sinking-date-is-set/222317
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The Ghost Aboard the James T. Staples (Southern Gothic)
In January of 1913, the steamboat James T. Staples—one of the most elegant vessels to travel the Tombigbee River—was torn apart by a sudden boiler explosion near Powe’s Landing in Alabama, killing dozens and …
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In January of 1913, the steamboat James T. Staples—one of the most elegant vessels to travel the Tombigbee River—was torn apart by a sudden boiler explosion near Powe’s Landing in Alabama, killing dozens and leaving the once-proud riverboat a smoldering wreck. Built by respected captain Norman Staples, the ship had only recently been taken from his control after a bitter financial collapse, marking the end of a career shaped by ambition, tragedy, and the fading era of Southern river travel.
In the days surrounding the disaster, something deeper began to take hold in the communities along the river—stories of strange omens, fleeing rats, and sightings below deck that no one could quite explain. With no clear cause ever confirmed, the explosion gave rise to whispers that the destruction of the James T. Staples may not have been entirely accidental. More than a century later, the story lingers at the intersection of history and folklore, where loss, legacy, and something far less certain continue to drift along the waters of the Tombigbee.
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This Week in Shipwrecks #11
This Week in Shipwrecks is the weekly maritime series of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs. New from this week: Identification of U-672 Cruise ship Mein Schiff 3 collides with other ships Discovery of SS Cornwallis in …
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This Week in Shipwrecks is the weekly maritime series of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs.
New from this week:
- Identification of U-672
- Cruise ship Mein Schiff 3 collides with other ships
- Discovery of SS Cornwallis in Maine
- Sinking of offshore drilling rig Prospector 5
- The replica pirate ship Morgan sank in Ecuador
- A sand dredger goes down in Malaysia
- Collision of freighters in Bangladesh sinks a coal carrier
- Documentary "We Finished Their Journey" announced
Sources for this episode include:
- MarineLink
- Reuters
- India Times
- Classic Boat Magazine
- CBS News
- Dhaka Tribune
- Dredge Wire
- LatinTimes.com
- Aljazeera
- Keweenaw Report
Written, edited, and produced by Rich Napolitano. All episodes, show notes, and transcripts can be found at shipwrecksandseadogs.com.
Original theme music is by Sean Sigfried and you can find him at seansigfried.com.
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A North Sea Tragedy: The Alexander Kielland
On 27 March, 1980, the semi-submersible Norwegian oil platform Alexander L. Kielland collapsed and capsized during a terrible storm in the North Sea. The platform was being used as a floating hotel, or "flotel" …
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On 27 March, 1980, the semi-submersible Norwegian oil platform Alexander L. Kielland collapsed and capsized during a terrible storm in the North Sea. The platform was being used as a floating hotel, or "flotel" for workers at the Ekofisk oil field. A massive search and rescue operation was launched, including surface vessels and aircraft from Norway, West Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. 123 of the 212 people on the platform perished, making it the worst industrial disaster in Norwegian history. The disaster prompted a number of changes to the safety regulations and emergency response procedures governing oil drilling platforms in the North Sea.
Written, edited, and produced by Rich Napolitano. All episodes, show notes, and transcripts can be found at shipwrecksandseadogs.com.
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This Week in Shipwrecks #10
This edition of This Week in Shipwrecks includes archaeologists changing direction about the Nantucket shipwreck, the search for Amelia Earhart’s plane, continuing trouble in the Strait of Hormuz, and SUNY …
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This edition of This Week in Shipwrecks includes archaeologists changing direction about the Nantucket shipwreck, the search for Amelia Earhart’s plane, continuing trouble in the Strait of Hormuz, and SUNY Maritime’s training ship, Empire State VII, and more.
Sources for this episode:
Egan Maritime Institute
Purdue University
Reuters
Antara News
gCaptain
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Disaster in the Baltic: The Jan Heweliusz
On 14 January 1993, the Polish ferry MV Jan Heweliusz capsized in a hurricane-force Baltic storm off Cape Arkona, Germany. Fifty-five people died and only nine crew members survived. It remains Poland’s …
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On 14 January 1993, the Polish ferry MV Jan Heweliusz capsized in a hurricane-force Baltic storm off Cape Arkona, Germany. Fifty-five people died and only nine crew members survived. It remains Poland’s deadliest peacetime maritime disaster.
This episode of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs traces the full story of the ill-fated roll-on/roll-off ferry. Built in Norway in 1977, she was plagued by accidents, stability problems and a questionable repair after a 1986 fire. Days before her final voyage, the stern gate was damaged at Ystad, and the owners ordered only a temporary fix.
Hear what happened as Storm Verena struck during the overnight crossing from Świnoujście, Poland, to Ystad, Sweden, and how a rescue in the dark came too late for most of those on board. Then follow the aftermath: conflicting investigations, maritime chamber rulings, and a 2005 judgment from the European Court of Human Rights in Brudnicka and Others v. Poland, which found that Poland’s maritime tribunals lacked independence.
** No AI was used to create this episode.
Written, edited, and produced by Rich Napolitano. All episodes, images, and sources can be found at shipwrecksandseadogs.com.
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This Week in Shipwrecks #9
This week in Shipwrecks features the possible discovery of the oldest known shipwreck, a ring depciting the Lighthouse of Alexandria, a deadly shipwreck of migrants off the coast of Djibouti, commercial …
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This week in Shipwrecks features the possible discovery of the oldest known shipwreck, a ring depciting the Lighthouse of Alexandria, a deadly shipwreck of migrants off the coast of Djibouti, commercial shipping turmoil in the Black Sea and the Strait of Hormuz, images of the steam-yacht Ituna, and a 2300 yeard old shipwreck found at Vis in Croatia.
Sources for this episode:
ABC News, October 14, 2026
Anadolu Agency, October 14, 2026
Archaeology Magazine, October 8, 2026
We Are the Frontier, October 15, 2026
International Organization for Migration, October 11, 2026
Financial Times, October 15, 2026
Associated Press, October 14, 2026
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, October 14, 2026
The Times of India, October 2026
Divernet, October 8, 2026
Nantucket Current
Egan Maritime Institute, October 8, 2026
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Charles Lightoller: Titanic’s Highest-Ranking Survivor w/Dustin Hyland
Charles Lightoller was the most senior officer to survive the sinking of the Titanic, and his story did not end in the North Atlantic. In this episode, we follow Titanic’s Second Officer from the bridge on the …
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Charles Lightoller was the most senior officer to survive the sinking of the Titanic, and his story did not end in the North Atlantic. In this episode, we follow Titanic’s Second Officer from the bridge on the night of April 14, 1912, to the beaches of Dunkirk nearly three decades later.
Rich Napolitano speaks with author and historian Dustin D. Hyland about his book, "Unsinkable Lights: Charles H. Lightoller’s Epic Tale of Hope and Survival". Available now at https://www.penandswordbooks.com/ or dustinhyland.com
Lightoller survived the sinking by climbing onto an overturned collapsible lifeboat and helping keep dozens of people alive until rescue arrived. He then testified at the inquiries that followed, defending his actions and the crew’s conduct. Few expected him to return to the sea, but he did, serving in the Royal Navy during World War I and earning decorations for his command of warships in combat.
In 1940, at age 66, he took his private yacht Sundowner across the Channel to help evacuate Allied troops from Dunkirk, bringing back more than 120 soldiers on a boat built for far fewer. In this episode: ⚓The Titanic’s final hours from the officer’s point of view
⚓Survival on the overturned lifeboat
⚓Lightoller’s wartime service and his Dunkirk crossing ⚓His legacy as one of history’s most remarkable seafarers * No compensation or remuneration was received by or paid by Rich Napolitano, Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs, or Nautilus Media, LLC in exchange for Mr. Hyland's participating in this podcast.
** No AI was used to create this video. Written, edited, and produced by Rich Napolitano. All episodes, images, and sources can be found at shipwrecksandseadogs.com.
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This Week in Shipwrecks #8
This week's roundup spans a war reaching the Black Sea, a fishing vessel run aground beneath a Scottish sea stack, and a 2,100-year-old shipwreck that gave up its cargo almost untouched. Host Rich Napolitano …
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This week's roundup spans a war reaching the Black Sea, a fishing vessel run aground beneath a Scottish sea stack, and a 2,100-year-old shipwreck that gave up its cargo almost untouched. Host Rich Napolitano covers seven stories in sourced, fact-checked detail, from active maritime disasters to historic wrecks and the ongoing fight to save a Falklands-era frigate from the scrapyard.
Stories in this episode:
- Drone Strikes Sink Two Ships in the Black Sea — Russian drone attacks sink the cargo ships Alfa Watan and Royad Mammadov, killing two and leaving a crew unaccounted for.
- Virgo Transport 8 Salvage Operation Confirmed — Indonesia's ferry operator agrees to raise the capsized vessel this month, with 55 people still believed inside.
- Fishing Vessel Runs Aground at Old Man of Hoy, Orkney — Seventeen crew are winched to safety after the longliner Genesis strikes rocks off Scotland.
- Fishing Boat Capsizes Off Jeju, South Korea — Nine crew are rescued and two remain missing after a coastal longliner capsizes in rough water.
- Campaign to Save HMS Ambuscade Continues in Karachi — A preservation group appeals directly to Pakistan's prime minister as the deadline to remove the former Royal Navy frigate passes.
- 2,100-Year-Old Shipwreck Yields Intact Luxury Tableware — Archaeologists recover more than 6,500 ceramic pieces from a Roman-era wreck off Turkey's Antalya coast.
- Twelve Divers Rescued in Separate Incidents Off Japan and Indonesia — Strong currents sweep two dive groups off course, prompting search and rescue operations on both sides of the Pacific.
Written, edited, and produced by Rich Napolitano. All episodes, show notes, and transcripts can be found at shipwrecksandseadogs.com.
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HMAS Sydney: Australia's Worst Naval Disaster
On November 19, 1941, the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney met a suspicious merchant ship off the coast of Western Australia. The ship claimed to be a harmless Dutch freighter. It was actually the German …
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On November 19, 1941, the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney met a suspicious merchant ship off the coast of Western Australia. The ship claimed to be a harmless Dutch freighter. It was actually the German raider HSK Kormoran, and within hours, Sydney was gone. All 645 crew members were lost, making it the worst naval disaster in Australian history.
This episodes describes the entire service history of HMAS Sydney (D-48) the questions that haunted Australia for decades. Why did Captain Joseph Burnett bring his cruiser so close to an unidentified ship? How did Kormoran's disguise fool a warship built to fight? And why did a battle with so many German survivors leave no Australian ones?
Host Rich Napolitano follows the story from the fatal encounter and the survivors' accounts to the conspiracy theories, the long search, and the 2008 discovery of both wrecks on the ocean floor, more than 2,000 meters down. Two official inquiries have answered many questions, but the controversies surrounding HMAS Sydney persist.
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This Week in Shipwrecks #7
This Week in Shipwrecks is the weekly maritime news series of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs. News from September 25 through October 1, 2026 Masts removed from the "bomb" ship Richard Montgomery in the Thames Estuary …
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This Week in Shipwrecks is the weekly maritime news series of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs.
News from September 25 through October 1, 2026
- Masts removed from the "bomb" ship Richard Montgomery in the Thames Estuary.
- The death toll from the Virgo Transport 8 ferry disaster rises to 78
- Shipwreck remains wash up on Nantucket shore after strong nor'easter.
- The Batavia replica ship set for preservation efforts at Museum Batavialand.
- 17th century German shipwreck found during pipeline project
- Criminal charges for those responsible for migrant deaths in English Channel.
- More migrants die in a shipwreck in the Gulf of Gabes off Tunisia.
- 70 year old Canadian man saved by Australian Navy from a sinking catamaran
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El Faro: The Clock is Ticking (Replay)
In October 2015, the cargo ship El Faro sank in Hurricane Joaquin with 33 people aboard. Hear Captain Michael Davidson's emergency calls and the bridge transcripts from the ship's Voyage Data Recorder. This …
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In October 2015, the cargo ship El Faro sank in Hurricane Joaquin with 33 people aboard. Hear Captain Michael Davidson's emergency calls and the bridge transcripts from the ship's Voyage Data Recorder.
This episode reconstructs the final hours of the voyage from primary sources.
You'll hear the recorded emergency phone calls from Captain Michael Davidson as the ship took on water and lost propulsion. We also go through transcripts from the Voyage Data Recorder, the "black box" recovered from the ocean floor during the NTSB investigation. The bridge conversations show how decisions were made and how quickly conditions deteriorated.
Content note: this episode includes real emergency audio and may be distressing to some listeners.
This is a replay of Episode 38, originally released in January of 2024.
El Faro, El Faro sinking, Captain Michael Davidson, Hurricane Joaquin, Voyage Data Recorder, NTSB investigation, shipwreck podcast, maritime disaster, true story
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This Week in Shipwrecks #6
This Week in Shipwrecks: September 18–24, 2026 From a sabotage plot hidden in a 160-year-old cargo of Guinness to the long-overdue removal of the masts on Britain's most dangerous wreck, and a modern maritime …
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This Week in Shipwrecks: September 18–24, 2026
From a sabotage plot hidden in a 160-year-old cargo of Guinness to the long-overdue removal of the masts on Britain's most dangerous wreck, and a modern maritime disaster still unfolding in Indonesia, this week's episode spans two thousand years of shipping history and picks up right where last week left off.
Stories in this episode:
- The Mindoro, English Channel — New evidence points to a sabotage plot behind the 1864 wreck that gave up bottles of vintage Guinness this summer.
- Iron Age Arms Cache, Austria — A hoard of prehistoric iron bars pulled from the Danube turns out to be one of Europe's largest.
- F/V Mistress, Rhode Island — A fishing boat missing since 2019 is finally located near the Block Island Wind Farm.
- Collision in the Singapore Strait — Viral footage captures a bulk carrier striking a Chinese fishing vessel in one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.
- The Virgo Transport 8, Indonesia — An update on the ferry disaster, as the search enters its twelfth day with dozens still missing.
- Fishing Boat off Sattahip, Thailand — A storm sinks a fishing vessel in the Gulf of Thailand, with crew still unaccounted for.
- The SS Richard Montgomery, Thames Estuary — After 80 years, work begins removing the masts of Britain's WWII "bomb ship."
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SS Caribou: Newfoundland's Deadliest Night
In the dark hours before dawn on October 14, 1942, the passenger ferry SS Caribou was making her regular crossing between North Sydney, Nova Scotia and Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, when a torpedo from the …
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In the dark hours before dawn on October 14, 1942, the passenger ferry SS Caribou was making her regular crossing between North Sydney, Nova Scotia and Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, when a torpedo from the German U-boat U-69 struck her starboard side. She sank in under five minutes.
Aboard were civilians, military personnel, and entire families, including the ship's own captain, Benjamin Tavernor, and his two sons serving as officers. Her naval escort, HMCS Grandmère, tried to hunt down the U-boat but couldn't stop what was already unfolding in the freezing water. Of the 237 people on board, 136 didn't survive.
This episode traces the final voyage of the Caribou from her construction in the Netherlands in 1925 through the tense wartime crossings of the Cabot Strait, where U-boats had already been sinking ships throughout the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The attack left passengers scrambling for lifeboats, most of which couldn't be launched. The loss of the SS Caribou was the most devastating loss of civilian life in Canadian waters from a single sinking during the Second World War.
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This Week in Shipwrecks #5
This Week in Shipwrecks is the weekly maritime news series of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs. This week's stories: Rescuers race against time after the Virgo Transport 8 ferry capsizes in the Java Sea. Cádiz port …
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This Week in Shipwrecks is the weekly maritime news series of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs. This week's stories:
- Rescuers race against time after the Virgo Transport 8 ferry capsizes in the Java Sea.
- Cádiz port dredging turns up 27 cannons and a stash of silver.
- New horrors surface from the 1629 wreck of the Batavia
- Lake Michigan diver's body found
- Archaelogists glean information from historic Bronze Age shipwreck
- Sunken German U-Boat leaking TNT off the coast of Denmark
- Mystic Seaport Museum announces it Maritime Trades and Foodways Day, scheduled for Saturday, September 26.
Written, edited, and produced by Rich Napolitano. All show notes, episodes, and transcripts can be found at shipwrecksandseadogs.com.
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Broken in Two: The SS Pendleton and SS Fort Mercer
On February 18, 1952, a violent nor'easter raged through New England and two steel tankers were torn in half within hours of each other off the coast of Cape Cod. The SS Pendleton and the SS Fort Mercer, both …
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On February 18, 1952, a violent nor'easter raged through New England and two steel tankers were torn in half within hours of each other off the coast of Cape Cod. The SS Pendleton and the SS Fort Mercer, both battered by hurricane-force winds and towering seas, cracked apart in what would become one of the most remarkable maritime rescue operations in U.S. Coast Guard history.
This episode traces the disaster from the first distress calls to the daring small-boat rescues that followed, including the U.S. Coast Guard's response from Chatham, Massachusetts, where a 36-foot motor lifeboat crew set out into near-impossible conditions to save the men trapped aboard the shattered stern sections. You will hear about the chaos of coordinating two simultaneous sinkings and the extraordinary courage of the small crews who braved 60-foot waves and freezing temperatures to bring survivors home.
Joining Rich as a guest is Professor and Associate Chair of Materials Science and Engineering at Iowa State University, Ralph E. Napolitano, Jr., to examine the structural failures that doomed both T2 tankers. Mr. Napolitano is the brother of the host of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs, Rich Napolitano.
Sources for this episode include but are not limited to the US Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation reports for the Pendleton and Fort Mercer, the oral accounts given by Bernard Webber, the United States Naval Institute, the Coast Guard Foundation, the Orleans Historical Society, and the Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources.
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This Week in Shipwrecks #4
This Week in Shipwrecks is the weekly maritime news series of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs. A deadly ferry fire in the Philippines A deadly cargo ship fire in China A car-carrier fire in China The dismantling of a …
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This Week in Shipwrecks is the weekly maritime news series of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs.
- A deadly ferry fire in the Philippines
- A deadly cargo ship fire in China
- A car-carrier fire in China
- The dismantling of a Canadian shipwreck
- Update about the 1533 wreck of the Bom Jesus
- A rescued teenage fisherman
- Artifacts from the 1776 Battle of Valcour Island
Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs is written, edited, and produced by Rich Napolitano. Show notes, transcripts, and merchandise are available at shipwrecksandseadogs.com.
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Into the Devil's Jaw: The Honda Point Disaster
On the foggy, moonless night of September 8, 1923, fourteen destroyers of Destroyer Squadron Eleven were running south from San Francisco to San Diego at 20 knots, a speed run meant to test the Navy's newest …
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On the foggy, moonless night of September 8, 1923, fourteen destroyers of Destroyer Squadron Eleven were running south from San Francisco to San Diego at 20 knots, a speed run meant to test the Navy's newest ships and their crews. Less than five minutes after a fatal turn to port, seven of them were wrecked on the rocks of Honda Point, California, in what remains the largest peacetime loss of U.S. Navy vessels in history.
23 US Navy servicemen lost their lives. They were:
From USS Young
Buchan, Ralph Kenneth
Duncan, Earl
Grady, Everett William
Harrison, Earnest Carl
Jones Ernest
Kirby, Edward Clinton
Kirk, Henry Thompson
Martin, James Tidwell
Morris, Wade Hampton
Overshiner, Gordon Jerome
Reddoch, Clitus Allen
Rogers, Leo Floyd
Salzer, Charles Alfred
Skipper, Hugh Woodfan
Slimak, Joseph John
Taylor, Max H.
Torres, Enrique
Van Schaack, Vern Russell
Young, John
Zakrzewski, August
USS Delphy
Conway, James Wheaton H.
Dalida, Sofronio
Pearson, James Watson
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This Week in Shipwrecks #3
From the world of maritime history, marine archaeology, and maritime news, This Week in Shipwrecks beings you the following stories from the past week: Ten Missing After Cargo Ship Sinks Near Istanbul A Ferry …
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From the world of maritime history, marine archaeology, and maritime news, This Week in Shipwrecks beings you the following stories from the past week:
- Ten Missing After Cargo Ship Sinks Near Istanbul
- A Ferry Disaster Off Cyprus
- Another Ferry Goes Down in the Aegean Sea
- An 18th-Century Mystery Emerges From the Yucatán
- Tugboat Sinks Off South Korea
- World War I Shipwrecks Become Part of a Turkish Commemoration
- The Titanic Discovery Turns 41
- A WWII Hospital Ship Has Become a Marine Neighborhood
- Did Archaeologists Find the Graves of the Royal Anne Galley Victims?
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Faded Luxury: The Sinking of the Principessa Mafalda
Faded Luxury: The Sinking of the Principessa Mafalda On October 25, 1927, off the coast of Brazil, one of Italy's grandest ocean liners took over four hours to sink, in clear weather, calm seas, in daylight …
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Faded Luxury: The Sinking of the Principessa Mafalda
On October 25, 1927, off the coast of Brazil, one of Italy's grandest ocean liners took over four hours to sink, in clear weather, calm seas, in daylight, with rescue ships already alongside.
The Principessa Mafalda had carried tens of thousands of Italian emigrants across the Atlantic for nearly two decades, and was a symbol of national pride on the Genoa-Buenos Aires run. But by 1927, she was a tired ship on what should have been her final voyage that was plagued by breakdowns, food spoilage, and a mysterious list to port that nobody explained to the passengers. When her propeller shaft finally failed near the Abrolhos Islands, what followed was four hours of chaos, panic, and preventable death, followed by a government-shaped press cover-up and an official inquiry that never asked the hard questions.
314 people perished that day, including many by shark attack. The wreck has never been found, and a century later, the Principessa Mafalda remains one of history's least-remembered maritime disasters, despite being the deadliest peacetime shipping catastrophe the Southern Hemisphere has ever seen.
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This Week In Shipwrecks #2
This Week in Shipwrecks is the weekly maritime news series of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs. Here are the stories you will hear in this episode: The wreck of the Altalena was discovered off the coast of Israel The …
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This Week in Shipwrecks is the weekly maritime news series of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs.
Here are the stories you will hear in this episode:
- The wreck of the Altalena was discovered off the coast of Israel
- The German vessel LS-6 has turned up in the Ionian Sea
- 17th century treasure ship of King Charles I has (possibly) been found
- The August 22, 2026 shipwreck of the ore carrier MV Ocean Winner
- A Medieval Ship Hiding in a German Basement
- International Day for Underwater Cultural Heritage
- Wisconsin's Citizen Shipwreck Hunters Go Looking Again
- The USS Macon Has Become an Underwater Neighborhood
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(Bonus) The Fascinating Tale of the Annie C. Maguire
The aging barque Annie C. Maguire wrecked just 100 feet from the Portland Head Light, in suspicious circumstances, on Christmas Eve, 1886. Lighthouse Keeper Joshua Strout and his family heroically rescued all …
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The aging barque Annie C. Maguire wrecked just 100 feet from the Portland Head Light, in suspicious circumstances, on Christmas Eve, 1886. Lighthouse Keeper Joshua Strout and his family heroically rescued all aboard, and then were promptly eaten out of house and home. The Strout family served at the Portland Head Light for over 100 years.
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This Week in Shipwrecks #1
Starting this week, Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs adds a new regular segment: This Week in Shipwrecks. Every Friday Rich will surface the latest headlines from the world of maritime history including fresh shipwreck …
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Starting this week, Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs adds a new regular segment: This Week in Shipwrecks. Every Friday Rich will surface the latest headlines from the world of maritime history including fresh shipwreck discoveries, updates on famous wrecks, and other news from the deep — delivered in quick, repackaged nuggets.
- Roman shipwreck off Sicily — spearfishers find a 2,000-year-old cargo ship loaded with amphorae
- Classical Greek merchant wreck off Andros — 600+ amphorae recovered near the Aegean island
- Deepest shipwreck in French waters — 16th-century vessel found by accident off Saint-Tropez, ~2,567m down
- Shackleton's Quest & Scott's Terra Nova surveyed — Woods Hole/Alvin expedition documents both polar wrecks, warns of accelerating decay
- Two Swedish warships off Rügen — artifacts recovered from Postillion and Cecilie, lost in winter 1714–1715
- The Falken identified off Finland — 50-year-old mystery wreck confirmed as the Vasa's "little sister"
- Global Mercy launches new mission — hospital ship begins 10-month field service in Ghana
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Lost Without a Trace: The Marine Sulphur Queen
In February 1963, the SS Marine Sulphur Queen, a converted WWII tanker carrying molten sulphur, disappeared somewhere between Texas and Key West, Florida, taking all 39 crew members with it. There was no …
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In February 1963, the SS Marine Sulphur Queen, a converted WWII tanker carrying molten sulphur, disappeared somewhere between Texas and Key West, Florida, taking all 39 crew members with it. There was no distress call, and only a few life jackets and debris were found weeks later. The wreck of the Marine Sulphur Queen has never been found, and no bodies have ever been recovered. The official US Coast Guard investigation report could not establish a cause of the sinking, and only put forth possible reasons for its loss.
This episode, explores the troubled history of the ship, the few details we actually know of its final voyage, the search and rescue operation, the Coast Guard investigation, and finally, the lawsuits filed by the families of the crewmembers.
The cause of the sinking of the Marine Sulphur Queen remains unsolved, and is the focus one of the most debated unsolved mysteries, including theories involving the linked the so-called "Bermuda Triangle." (NOTE: Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs does NOT support the Bermuda Triangle theories.)
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(Bonus) A Reading of The Open Boat by Stephen Crane
As a followup to the last episode in which Rich and guest Ben Railton discuss The Open Boat by Stephen Crane, this is a full reading read by Rich in audiobook style. This story is in the public domain and is …
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As a followup to the last episode in which Rich and guest Ben Railton discuss The Open Boat by Stephen Crane, this is a full reading read by Rich in audiobook style. This story is in the public domain and is not restricted by copyright laws.
American author Stephen Crane survived the real shipwreck of SS Commodore in 1897 off the coast of Florida. Just a few days later, he wrote The Open Boat, a fictional account of four men surviving in a small dinghy following being shipwrecked. It is a semi-autobiographical account of Crane's actual experience.
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Story written by Stephen Crane. Narrated, produced, and edited by Rich Napolitano. All episodes, show notes, transcripts, and merchandise can be found at shipwrecksandseadogs.com.
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The Open Boat: Facts into Fiction
In 1897, journalist and novelist Stephen Crane boarded the SS Commodore, a gunrunning ship bound for Cuba, and nearly didn't survive the trip. When the ship sank off the coast of Florida, Crane spent over 30 …
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In 1897, journalist and novelist Stephen Crane boarded the SS Commodore, a gunrunning ship bound for Cuba, and nearly didn't survive the trip. When the ship sank off the coast of Florida, Crane spent over 30 hours adrift in a small dinghy with three other men, an ordeal that became the basis for one of the greatest short stories in American literature: "The Open Boat."
In this episode, Rich speaks with Professor of American Studies Ben Railton to explore the true story behind Crane's fiction, from the real-life sinking of the Commodore and the harrowing survival at sea, to how Crane transformed his own near-death experience into a landmark work of literary naturalism.
📚 Ben Railton is a Professor of American Studies at Fitchburg State University. His work explores the intersections of history, literature, and American identity. Read more of Ben's work at https://www.blackwhiteandread.com.
You will hear:
⚓The real history of the SS Commodore shipwreck and Crane's role as a gunrunner-journalist
⚓What actually happened during those 30 hours in the open boat
⚓How "The Open Boat" reflects Crane's philosophy of nature's indifference to human suffering
⚓Why this story remains a cornerstone of American literary naturalism
⚓The blurry line between memoir and fiction in Crane's writing
* No compensation or remuneration was paid by or paid to Nautilus Media LLC, Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs, or Rich Napolitano in exchange for Mr. Railton's particpation in this episode.
** No AI was used to create this video.
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Pere Marquette 18: A Lake Michigan Tragedy
In this episode of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs, host Rich Napolitano sits down with Great Lakes historian Rob Alway to uncover the story of the Pere Marquette 18, the flagship rail car ferry that mysteriously sank …
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In this episode of Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs, host Rich Napolitano sits down with Great Lakes historian Rob Alway to uncover the story of the Pere Marquette 18, the flagship rail car ferry that mysteriously sank in Lake Michigan in 1910. Rich and Rob explore how the Pere Marquette Railroad helped shape maritime and rail travel across Lake Michigan, why the Pere Marquette 18 was considered the fleet’s most notable ship, and what happened on her final voyage from Ludington to Milwaukee. Rob walks us through the theories behind the sinking, including possible hull damage from its excursion service, the emergency distress call that made Great Lakes history, and the rescue efforts that followed. You’ll also hear about: ⚓The history of Ludington’s car ferry industry ⚓How railroad ferries helped avoid Chicago rail bottlenecks ⚓The aftermath of the sinking and the changes it inspired ⚓The wreck’s discovery nearly 500 feet down in Lake Michigan ⚓Why the SS Badger remains a living link to this maritime legacy A perfect episode if you’re interested in Great Lakes history, shipwrecks, rail ferries, maritime disasters, or the hidden stories behind the places we live. Read more of Rob Alway's work: ⚓Mason County Historical Society | https://masoncountymihistory.org/ ⚓Mason County Press | https://masoncountypress.com ⚓Oceana County Press | https://oceanacountypress.com/ Listen now to learn how one shipwreck helped define an entire era of Lake Michigan travel. #ShipwrecksAndSeaDogs #GreatLakesHistory #PereMarquette18 #Shipwreck #LakeMichigan #MaritimeHistory #Ludington #RobAlway #RailFerry #HistoricShipwreck **🎧 LISTEN AD-FREE + BONUS EPISODES** 👉Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs is part of the Into History podcast channel. Subscribe here: https://www.intohistory.com/shipwreckspod 👉Get exclusive bonus episodes and merch on Patreon: https://www.shipwrecksandseadogs.com/patreon 👉Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://www.shipwrecksandseadogs.com/apple 👉Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs Merchandise is available! https://shop.shipwrecksandseadogs.com 👉You can support the podcast with a donation of any amount at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/shipwreckspod *No compensation or remuneration of any kind was paid to or paid by Rich Napolitano, Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs, or Nautilus Media LLC for Mr. Alway's participation in this episode. ** No AI was used to create this episode. Written, edited, and produced by Rich Napolitano. All episodes, images, and sources can be found at shipwrecksandseadogs.com. Original theme music by Sean Sigfried. https://www.seansigfried.com
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