Mike Johansen. Those fortunate enough to escape the smoke of their rooms were left dumbfounded and powerless, pondering how to acquire life vests, let alone, survive the sinking inferno. Antique Cabinet Card Photo 1890, Portsmouth Ohio. The Yarmouth Castle disaster prompted updates to the Safety of Life at Sea law, or SOLAS. Thats selfish. Yarmouth Castle, cruising from Miami to Nassau, caught fire and sank on 13 November 1965. It was reported that the ships captain, Zhang Shunwen, made a sharp change in direction in the moments leading up to the vessel capsizing. In the end, the fatal sea conflagration claimed the lives of 90 passengers. 2023 Getty Images. Actor: Raging Bull. After the fire, more stupidity came to light. In The Beginning. One of the hoses had even been cut. Free shipping for many products! Given that the officers of the vessel had all fled in the few lifeboats available, the ships hired entertainment took over rescue efforts. 1965 Press Photo Capt. 128 people died. The source of the fire could not be determined; it may have been caused by jury-rigged wiring, sparks entering through the ventilation or by carelessness.[11]. Peter D. Squicciarini Master Mariner U.S. Coast Guard, Atlantic Area (757) 398-7720 peter.d.squicciarini@uscg.mil. 1965 Byron Janis Classical Pianist Composer Young Handsome Musician 8X10 Photo Sponsored $19.99 + $4.99 shipping 1965 Press Photo Yarmouth Castle Captain Byron Voutsinas questioned in Miami $17.88 + $4.99 shipping 1965 Press Photo Yarmouth Castle Captain Byron Voutsinas at news conference. Hugo was sentenced to 60 days in jail, while two of his crew, a Danish ship-owner and the shipping line director, both received 40-day sentences. 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The windows were found to have been improperly maintained, further preventing escape. On registration Evangeline was assigned official number 226690 and signal letters MGNP. [4], In actual operation Evangeline served on both the Boston and New York routes with seasonal variation. Captain Voutsinas and other members of the crew were ultimately charged with violation of duty for leaving the ship before attempting to rescue passengers. By the end, only six of the thirteen lifeboats had been launched. At the time of the fire, the room was being used as a storage space and contained mattresses, chairs and other combustible materials. Byron Voutsinas of the Yarmouth Castle said today that he was the last man to abandon the old cruise liner when she burned and sank early Saturday off Great Stirrup. Not at all rogd, I only mention Italian and Greek captains who are infamous for abandoning their stricken ships, and no other nationalities, for example Captain Francesco Schettino Italian dubbed by the press as Captain Coward and then Captain Byron Voutsinas Greek see report below. VOUTSINAS - Byron of Islandia, on February 16, 2010. Cherished grandfather of 12. E-Crime E-Crime 11,000,000 gallons of oil spilled. George VOUTSINAS, Jr., respondent, v. Byron VOUTSINAS, appellant. The majority of the passengers consisted of the elderly who belonged to a travel tour group, in addition to families with small children. $19.99 + $4.99 shipping [13] Yarmouth Castle's largely wooden superstructure was found to be the main cause of the fire's rapid spread. (www.MaritimeCyprus.com)The steamshipYarmouth Castlewas built in 1927 and was christenedEvangeline. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. The board of inquiry found that the proximate cause of the disaster was the failure to detect the fire early on. Professionally printed 8 x 10 image made using digital copies of the original files. The high death toll was attributed to the fact that the general alarm and PA system were not immediately used to alert passengers and crew. The investigation later determined that more valves were open than the pumps could handle.[11]. The captain on the voyage was 35-year-old Byron Voutsinas. The airborne operations would continue throughout the following day.[11]. Access the best of Getty Images with our simple subscription plan. She offered service from New York City to the Bahamas for Caribbean Cruise Lines, which went bankrupt that same year. Even the boats that were successfully lowered had no oarlocks and had to be paddled like canoes. Some say arson, others say stupidity was the culprit. Lord Byron, in full George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, (born January 22, 1788, London, Englanddied April 19, 1824, Missolonghi, Greece), British Romantic poet and satirist whose poetry and personality captured the imagination of Europe. Others descended ropes and rope ladders. MTS Oceanos is another example of senior officers looking after themselves and letting "The Entertainers" assist the passengers. Keith Morrison of NBC Dateline reports that the crew began leaving in half-empty lifeboats: "By midnight on the Oceanos most of the officers had abandoned ship, many crew too." The safety of the passengers was largely left in the hands of the cruise ship's entertainment staff. The blaze, which originated in a mattress placed near an electrical switch in an overheated storage room stocked with flammable products, led to the deaths of 88 passengers and two crew members. Though arson was never proven, stupidity was. The captain on the voyage was 35-year-old Byron Voutsinas. The captain on the voyage was 35-year-old Byron Voutsinas. The ship was due to arrive in Nassau the next day. Bizarre. Finnpulp lowered a motorboat, which towed some of the boats to Bahama Star. The room was filled with mattresses and paint cans, which fed the flames. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. At what point, Tradition holds that in the unfortunate event of a maritime disaster, the captain is the last to leave, if not going down with the ship. Under SOLAS, any vessel carrying more than 50 overnight passengers is required to be built entirely of steel. The captain on the voyage was 35-year-old Byron Voutsinas. Flashback in maritime history - Passenger ship SS Yarmouth Castle, fire and Flashback in maritime history - Edmund Fitzgerald 10 November 1975, loss of 29 lives, Global Energy Outlook: World Gas and Renewables Review 2018 (Vol.2), SWOT analysis on low and zero-emission fuels in the maritime sector, Maritime Compliance: Restrictions for discharging washwater from Scrubbers (update Feb 2023). He said he could hear a great many people screaming. of 1 Sell now The next two lifeboats also were full of crew.These lifeboats arrived at the freighter Finnpulp. Captain Brown of the Bahama Star later reported hearing sounds of great panic coming from Yarmouth Castle. https://www.nytimes.com/1966/09/04/archives/citizenship-hearing-for-skipper-delayed.html. Get this The Daily Herald page for free from Wednesday, November 17, 1965 aces Hemispheric Problems By PHIL NEWSQM ITI Foreign News Analyst overlooking Rio de Janeiro'sjvears ago and the bay . This is an original press photo. MIAMI, Nov. 16 -- Capt. Dubbed Captain Coward by international media, Francesco Schettino argued that he was nothing more than a solitary scapegoat for a cruise ship disaster that claimed the lives of 32 people. Ill-fated Yarmouth Castle Captain, Byron Voutsinas, shows a tense smile as he faces a U.S. Coast Guard questioning at Miami 11/15 about the burning and sinking of the cruise ship early 11/13 with 81. Shortly before 1:00 a.m. on November 13, a mattress stored too close to a lighting circuit in a storage room, Room 610, caught fire. The whole front half of the ship was quickly engulfed, causing passengers and crew to flee to the stern of the ship. With two high profile cruise ship incidents this year, albeit 100 years apart, attention naturally falls The ship stopped 100 yards from Yarmouth Castle and launched lifeboats, which lined up against the starboard side of the burning ship. He pulled his vessel along side Yarmouth Castle and began evacuating passengers right onto his ship. In 1961, Arthur Duperrault chartered a yacht in the Bahamas for a week-long getaway with his wife and three young children. The USCG found no general alarm was sounded to warn passengers. It describes the captain's abandonment of the ship as "negligent" and an "overall failure to approach and cope with the difficulties." Debates would rage as to how the fire started. Millions of high-quality images, video, and music options are waiting for you. Nonetheless, he was referred to as an idiot by prosecutors who scolded the former captain for his cowardly actions aboard the cruise liner. *1957* S/S Yarmouth Castle SS Yarmouth Castle was an American steamship whose loss in a disastrous fire in 1965 prompted new laws regarding safety at sea . TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Of the ships 13 lifeboats, only six were launched. 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