Beyond the Breakers

Taylor and Tanner

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

  1. Episode 168.1 - Port Chicago, Pt. I

    13 juin

    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

    1 h 4 min
  2. Episode 167 - HMS Hermes

    25 mai

    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

    1 h 4 min
  3. Episode 166 - MV Rema

    6 mai

    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

    1 h 8 min
  4. Episode 165 - SS Springfjord

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    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

    1 h 2 min
  5. Episode 164 - Tullaghmurry Lass

    24 mars

    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

    59 min
  6. Episode 163 - Nantucket Lightship LV-117

    12 mars

    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

    52 min
  7. Episode 162 - Zhe Ling Yu Yun 135

    18 févr.

    Episode 162 - Zhe Ling Yu Yun 135

    In this episode we discuss a maritime incident from March 2011 that saw the container ship COSCO Hong Kong collide with fishing transportation vessel Zhe Ling Yu Yun 135 off the coast of Zhejiang Province.  The Sameer Project Sources:  “Collision between container vessel Cosco Hongkong and fish transportation vessel Zhe Ling Yu Yun 135 with loss of 11 lives.” Marine Accident Investigation Branch, 23 Jan 2015. https://www.gov.uk/maib-reports/collision-between-container-vessel-cosco-hongkong-and-fish-transportation-vessel-zhe-ling-yu-yun-135-east-china-sea-with-loss-of-11-lives Yi, Zaicai. “Study on collision between fishing vessels and merchant ships within the China coastal waters.” World Maritime University, 23 Aug 2015.  https://commons.wmu.se/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1125&context=msem_dissertations Support the show

    1 h 12 min
  8. Episode 161 - The Rodney Disaster

    17 janv.

    Episode 161 - The Rodney Disaster

    The first episode of Season 6 (!) takes us to Sydney Harbor for the story of the ferry Rodney.  [The main story starts at 11:39]  This episode ends with a trailer for the Season 6 Patreon (intro music - 'Poppy' by our pals Nadezhda https://nadezhda.bandcamp.com/) and preview for non-patrons of the Guadalcanal bonus series.  The Sameer Project Sources:  "80 Years on: the Rodney ferry disaster." Sydney Morning Herald, 13 Feb 2018. https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/80-years-on-the-rodney-ferry-disaster-20180208-h0vs63.html Lennon, Troy. "19 died when the Rodney ferry capsized as people rushed to farewell US warship Louisville." Daily Telegraph, 13 Feb 2018. https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/today-in-history/19-died-when-the-rodney-ferry-capsized-as-people-rushed-to-farewell-us-warship-louisville/news-story/0d0fe4feb123318c05533537ce54f8c9 "Sinking of the ferry Rodney." Daily Telegraph Mirror, 8 Feb 1991. https://messui.polygonal-moogle.com/incident/1938_rodney.pdf Support the show

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

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    Taylor and Tanner
  • Années d’activité
    2021 - 2026
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    230
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