Beyond the Breakers

**this was originally released on the bonus feed for Patrons in July 2022; enjoy! And consider supporting the show on Patreon!**

This is the second installment in our sporadic Dead Reckoning bonus ser…

We make a return to Chile after about two years away to tell the tale of the steamship Cazador (the first such vessel to ever serve in the Chilean Navy). 

We were previously in Chile for the story of …

For this month's bonus episode we are discussing the 1984 film The Bounty starring Anthony Hopkins and Mel Gibson. 

Apologies for the delay, but we hope you enjoy our burgeoning interest in sound effe…

This week Taylor brings us the story of a vessel with a short but fascinating life - Cleopatra's Barge, which would later be renamed Ha'aheo o Hawai'i (Pride of Hawai'i) after being purchased by Kame…

Here we wrap up the main sequence of the Spanish Armada story. As all hope of a rendezvous with Parma has been lost, Medina Sidonia has no choice but to bring his ships north around Scotland and Irel…

In Part III of our Series on the Spanish Armada, it's showtime! We cover the engagements at Portland Bill, the Isle of Wight, and Gravelines. We discuss flyboats, fireships, and timebombs. We finally…

**this was originally released in April of 2022 as a bonus episode; now it's yours to enjoy on the main feed!**

In this bonus episode for the month of April 2022 we are delving back into some maritime…

Join us this week for Part Two of the Spanish Armada of 1588; the Armada sets sail, takes a break, sets sail again, and encounters the English fleet for the first time in the campaign.

Hanson, Neil. T…

We embark on our next multi-part episode with Part 1, covering the background and planning phases of the Spanish Armada of 1588. This episode has everything! Politics! Logistics! Mutiny! Singed beard…

This week it's back to just the lads again with the story of the sidewheeler Alaskan, sunk in May 1889 off of Cape Blanco.

Sources:

"The Alaskan Founders." New York Times, 17 May 1889. https://timesmac…

Alexia (@TitanicTalkline) is with us today to talk about White Star's previous worst disaster - the sinking of the SS Atlantic near Halifax in 1873.

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**We know there are audio issues with this episode (Tanner recorded with the wrong mic, among other things) but it has been cleaned up to the best of our abilities; we hope it doesn't distract too mu…

This week we're joined by Scott (@DuluthBoatKing) for the story of the SS Western Reserve, one of the early steel-hulled freighters on the Great Lakes, lost with only a single survivor in August 1892

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[April Fool's Episode 2023] - for new listeners, the media check-in is also part of this, do not yell at us for our media check-ins if you don't like our media check-ins on this episode pls thx]

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Our friend Paul returns to the pod to share the story of one of the world's most grueling yacht competitions - The Sydney To Hobart Race - and the deadly 1998 edition that claimed the lives of six co…

It's the return of an old foe - the duck boat - in this special episode featuring Philadelphia's Finest: Tom Pain (@tohickontpain)  of Ten Thousand Losses (tenklossespod) - 'a sports podcast from a P…

This week we're headed north to the waters off of Greenland - it's the story of the Danish vessel Hans Hedtoft, lost on the return leg of her maiden voyage in January 1959.

Sources:

"Der Untergang der …

We're going a bit further up the Ohio this week to discuss the loss of the towboat Elizabeth M in January 2005.

Sources:

Clowdis, Charles W. and Natasha Horowitz. "The River Barge Still Plays a Role i…

This week we are headed to the Queen City - Cincinnati, OH - to discuss the steamboat Moselle, whose explosive loss in 1838 spurred the US Congress to create the first federal legislation governing t…

This week we dip back into the fertile shipwreck soil of the Graveyard of the Atlantic. 

Sources:

"Empire Gem." Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, https://monitor.noaa.gov/shipwrecks/empire_gem.html#:…