Beyond the Breakers

Taylor and Tanner
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Beyond the Breakers

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

  1. OCT 6

    Episode 142 - HMS Speedy ft. Kelly (Born Under Punchs)

    This week we have wrangled a real live Canadian to discuss the October 1804 sinking of His Majesty's Armed Vessel Speedy and the impact of her loss on the province of Upper Canada.**one of our upcoming bonus episodes will look at the search for the Speedy's wrecksite**Sources:Baillod, Brendon. “The Enduring Mystery of the HMS Speedy.” Shipwreck World, 3 December 2019. https://www.shipwreckworld.com/articles/the-enduring-mystery-of-the-hms-speedy-1.Bojarzin, David. “HMS Speedy: Murder and a My...

    1h 60m

  2. SEP 28

    Episode 141 - Pan Am Flight 6

    They were rescued by the Coast Guard, it counts. Sources:Civil Aeronautics Board - Accident Investigation Report. https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/33563"The Ditching." Time, 29 Oct 1956. https://web.archive.org/web/20070428134921/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,867172,00.htmlStannard, Matthew B. "Danville pilot has historical predecessor." SFGate, 24 Jan 2009. https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/danville-pilot-has-historical-predecessor-3175278.phpSupport the show

    47 min

  3. SEP 15

    Episode 140 - Scioto

    This week we have a steamboat tale to tell, specifically the story of the Ohio River steamer Scioto and her deadly collision with the John Lomas in 1882.Sources: Bailey, Kenneth R. "The 'Scioto' Disaster." West Virginia HIstory, vol. 6, no. 1, Spring 2012, pp. 49 - 72. "A Pall of Egyptian Gloom: The Sinking of the 'Scioto'". East Liverpool Historical Society, http://www.eastliverpoolhistoricalsociety.org/scioto1.htmVarious excerpts from 1881 - 1882 editions of the Wheeling Dail...

    1h 8m

  4. AUG 28

    Episode 139 - Lady D (Baltimore Water Taxi)

    This week we are in the city of Baltimore to discuss the 2004 sinking of the water taxi Lady D. A big thanks to our listener Josh for suggesting this as a topic for the show!Sources: "Baltimore Sea Cadets Cited For Rescue Efforts After Water Taxi Capsizes." Sea Power, July 2004. "Capsizing of U.S. Small Passenger Vessel Lady D, Northwest Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland, March 6, 2004." National Transportation Safety Board.Support the show

    57 min

  5. AUG 7

    Nazi Salute for the Alamo Dead; or, Electric Uncle-Land (*Unlocked* July 2023 Bonus)

    This bonus episode was recorded for July 2023. After a year marinating in the patrons-only vault, we think it's time you hear it on the main feed!In this episode we discuss the publicity tours of the German cruiser Karlsruhe during the Interwar years, where the vessel found some cities quite welcoming and others decidedly less so Santiago Ramos, Simone. "Gone to Texas - Twice! The Visits of the German War Cruiser Karlsruhe." The East Texas Historical Journal, vol. 53, no. 1, Spring 2015, pp. ...

    51 min

  6. AUG 7

    Episode 138 - USS Liscome Bay

    Here is Episode 138 on the US Navy escort carrier Liscome Bay, sunk off of Makin Atoll by Japanese submarine I-175 during Operation Galvanic in November 1943.Sources:"Liscome Bay (CVE-56) - Naval History and Heritage Command." "The Only Mission of USS Liscome Bay." 22 Feb 2019, https://pearlharbor.org/blog/the-only-mission-of-uss-liscome-bay/Toll, Ian W. The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942 - 1944. W. W. Norton & Company, 2015. "USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56)." NavSource&n...

    1 hr

  7. JUL 25

    Episode 137.2 - SS Daniel J. Morrell, Part II

    Story picks back up around 11:20 if you want to get right down to brittle steel tacks Sources:Boyer, Dwight. Ships and Men of the Great Lakes. Freshwater Press, 1977. Schumacher, Michael. Mighty Fitz: The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. University of Minnesota Press, 2005. Schumacher, Michael. Torn In Two: The Sinking of the Daniel J. Morrell and One Man’s Survival on the Open Sea. University of Minnesota Press, 2016. Thompson, Mark L. Graveyard of the Lakes. Wayne State Univ...

    1h 14m

  8. JUL 10

    Episode 137.1 - SS Daniel J. Morrell, Part I

    Part One (of two, we promise) on the sinking of the lake freighter Daniel J. Morrell in 1966.**GFM Campaign**Help us get Muhammad Al-Bardini and his family out of Gaza - Muhammad is a hospital volunteer at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital and his GFM is over halfway to the goal. Anything you can give will help! https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-muhammad-and-his-family-from-gaza?lang=en_US&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_linkSources: Boyer, Dwight. Ships and Me...

    58 min
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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 - 2024
  • Episodes
    191
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2024 Beyond the Breakers
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