Beyond the Breakers

Taylor and Tanner

Beyond The Breakers is a podcast about shipwrecks, loss, and lessons learned from maritime disasters. 

  1. 2d ago

    Episode 169 - "Many Tribes of Different Colours": Canadian Sovereignty in the Arctic ft. Jessica Watkins

    **Episode 168.3 will be coming out after 169 - we did not forget about Port Chicago Pt. 3 In this episode Jess (of Karluk series fame) returns to the show for a discussion largely focused on Canadian attempts to more firmly impose sovereignty on the far northern reaches of Canada's claimed territories. Featuring appearances from Stef, Captain Bartlett (???), polar polymath George Comer, and the dashing Dane Knud Rasmussen. The Sameer Project Sources:  Cavell, Janice and Jeff Noakes. Acts of Occupation: Canada and Arctic Sovereignty, 1918-25. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2010. Levere, Trevor H. “Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the Continental Shelf, and a New Arctic Continent.” The British Journal for the History of Science, vol. 21, pp. 233 - 247.  Low, A.P. “Report on the Dominion Government Expedition to Hudson Bay and the Arctic Islands on board the D.G.S. Neptune 1903 - 1904.” https://www.gutenberg.org/files/55479/55479-h/55479-h.htm Ross, W. Gillies. “Canadian Sovereignty in the Arctic: The Neptune Expedition of 1903 - 04.” Arctic: Journal of the Arctic Institute of North America, vol. 29, no. 2, 1976, pp. 87 - 105.  Support the show

    Episode 169 - "Many Tribes of Different Colours": Canadian Sovereignty in the Arctic ft. Jessica Watkins

  2. Jul 7

    Episode 168.2 - Port Chicago, Pt. II

    In this THREE-part episode we delve into a disaster on the US home front during WWII and the subsequent work stoppage that contributed to the eventual desegregation of the US Navy. Part I deals with the Port Chicago disaster itself, and Parts II and 3 will cover the details of the famous "mutiny" that took place in its aftermath. Sources:  https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-ii/1944/port-chicago/port-chicago-lessons-learned.html Allen, Robert L. “The Port Chicago Disaster and Its Aftermath.” The Black Scholar, vol. 13, no. 2 / 3, Spring 1982, pp. 2 - 29.  Guttridge, Leonard F. Mutiny: A History of Naval Insurrection. Berkley, 1992.  Olwell, Russell. “The Mare Island Mutiny: Pressure to Desegregate the U.S. Armed Forces.” OAH Magazine of History, vol. 15, no. 2, Winter 2001, pp. 64 - 70.  Reddick, L.D. “The Negro in the United States Navy During World War II.” The Journal of Negro History, vol. 32, no. 2, Apr 1947, pp. 201 - 219.  Wollenberg, Charles. “Black vs. Navy Blue: The Mare Island Mutiny Court Martial.” California History, vol. 58, no. 1, Spring 1979, pp. 62 - 75.  https://portchicagoalliance.org/history.html - Port Chicago Alliance website https://portchicagomemorial.org/2006/03/19/port-chicago-in-print-and-music/ Port Chicago Mutiny Jazz Suite Support the show

    Episode 168.2 - Port Chicago, Pt. II

  3. Jun 13

    Episode 168.1 - Port Chicago, Pt. I

    In this two-part episode we delve into a disaster on the US home front during WWII and the subsequent work stoppage that contributed to the eventual desegregation of the US Navy. Part I deals with the Port Chicago disaster itself, and Part II will cover the details of the famous "mutiny" that took place in its aftermath. Sources:  https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-ii/1944/port-chicago/port-chicago-lessons-learned.html Allen, Robert L. “The Port Chicago Disaster and Its Aftermath.” The Black Scholar, vol. 13, no. 2 / 3, Spring 1982, pp. 2 - 29.  Guttridge, Leonard F. Mutiny: A History of Naval Insurrection. Berkley, 1992.  Olwell, Russell. “The Mare Island Mutiny: Pressure to Desegregate the U.S. Armed Forces.” OAH Magazine of History, vol. 15, no. 2, Winter 2001, pp. 64 - 70.  Reddick, L.D. “The Negro in the United States Navy During World War II.” The Journal of Negro History, vol. 32, no. 2, Apr 1947, pp. 201 - 219.  Wollenberg, Charles. “Black vs. Navy Blue: The Mare Island Mutiny Court Martial.” California History, vol. 58, no. 1, Spring 1979, pp. 62 - 75.  https://portchicagoalliance.org/history.html - Port Chicago Alliance website https://portchicagomemorial.org/2006/03/19/port-chicago-in-print-and-music/ Port Chicago Mutiny Jazz Suite Support the show

    Episode 168.1 - Port Chicago, Pt. I

  4. May 25

    Episode 167 - HMS Hermes

    In this episode we discuss HMS Hermes, the first vessel designed explicitly as an aircraft carrier.  The Sameer Project  Sources: "Hermes". World War II Database. Osprey Publishing. https://ww2db.com/ship_spec.php?ship_id=160 "HMS Hermes I: Fleet Aircraft Carrier." Index of Naval Aircraft Carriers.  Symonds, Craig L. World War II at Sea: A Global History. Oxford University Press, 2018.  Support the show

    Episode 167 - HMS Hermes

  5. May 6

    Episode 166 - MV Rema

    This week it's the story of the cargo vessel MV Rema, lost in the North Sea in April 1998.  The Sameer Project Sources: Flooding and sinking of dry cargo vessel Rema with loss of 4 lives. https://www.gov.uk/maib-reports/flooding-and-sinking-of-dry-cargo-vessel-rema-off-whitby-england-with-loss-of-4-lives Support the show

    Episode 166 - MV Rema

  6. Apr 14

    Episode 165 - SS Springfjord

    This week we have the saga of the SS Springfjord, which survived World War Two unscathed but could not escape the wrath of the Central Intelligence Agency.  The Sameer Project Sources: Handy, Jim. Gift of the Devil: A History of Guatemala. South End Press, 1984.  Handy, Jim. Revolution in the Countryside: Rural Conflict and Agrarian Reform in Guatemala, 1944 - 1954. University of North Carolina Press, 1994.  Prados, John. The Ghosts of Langley: Into the CIA’s Heart of Darkness. The New Press, 2017.  https://web.archive.org/web/20101105080457/http://www.foia.cia.gov/docs/DOC_0000919986/DOC_0000919986.pdf https://www.nytimes.com/1954/07/01/archives/the-text-of-dulles-speech-on-guatemalan-upset.html Support the show

    Episode 165 - SS Springfjord

  7. Mar 24

    Episode 164 - Tullaghmurry Lass

    This week it's the tale of the small fishing vessel Tullaghmurry Lass, lost in the Irish Sea on February 14th 2002.  The Sameer Project Sources:  Andrews, Rachel and Liam O'Brien. "Tullaghmurry Lass." RTÉ Radio 1, March 2005. https://www.rte.ie/radio/doconone/646256-lass "Kilkeel Harbour." eOceanic, https://eoceanic.com/sailing/harbours/113/kilkeel_harbour_county_down_ireland. McDonald, Henry and Paul Harris. "Three generations lost in family fishing tragedy." The Guardian, 16 Feb 2002. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/feb/17/henrymcdonald.paulharris “Report of investigation into sinking of FV Tullaghmurry Lass N246 with loss of three lives in the Irish Sea on 14 February 2002.” Marine Accident Investigation Branch, February 2003. https://www.gov.uk/maib-reports/explosion-on-board-prawn-trawler-mussel-dredger-tullaghmurry-lass-resulting-in-vessel-sinking-off-kilkeel-northern-ireland-with-loss-of-3-lives Tanney, Paul. "Wreck of missing NI trawler is located." The Irish Times, 23 Mar 2002. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/wreck-of-missing-ni-trawler-is-located-1.1054754 Support the show

    Episode 164 - Tullaghmurry Lass

  8. Mar 12

    Episode 163 - Nantucket Lightship LV-117

    This week it's the tale of the Nantucket lightship LV-117 and her fateful collision with the Titanic's older sister.  The Sameer Project (Tents / aid for Gaza)  Sources:  media.defense.gov/2020/Sep/28/2002507189/-1/-1/0/LIGHTSHIP_SNAPSHOT_OF_LIFE_ABOARD_LV78.PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20121024033319/https://www.uscg.mil/history/weblightships/LV117.asp Chirnside, Mark. The 'Olympic' Class Ships: Olympic, Titanic, Britannic. 2nd rev. ed., The History Press, 2011 Support the show

    Episode 163 - Nantucket Lightship LV-117
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Beyond The Breakers is a podcast about shipwrecks, loss, and lessons learned from maritime disasters. 

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  • Creator
    Taylor and Tanner
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    232
  • Rating
    Explicit
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