Beyond the Breakers

This week we discuss the loss of the trawler Antares and the role played in her sinking by the Trafalgar-class submarine HMS Trenchant.

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"Minister says no more action on Antares sinking." The …

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This fourth episode of Dead Reckoning is a reading of "The Body on the Shore," as sh…

This week we have special guest Jamie (from Old Shipping Lines on YouTube) to discuss the sinking of the British liner SS Vestris in 1928.

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Berchtold, William E. "More Fodder for Photomaniacs.…

This week we actually get a couple of shipwrecks for the price of one, in our discussion of the SS Northern Pacific, which served in both civilian and military capacities during her 7-year sailing ca…

This week we're talking about the loss of the steamer R.G. Coburn in October 1871. Other sub-topics include the Great Chicago Fire, the Peshtigo Fire, the Chicago iron & steel industry, and the dazzl…

This bonus episode spun off from Episode 87 covering the steamship Metropolis, which spent part of its career serving in the Atlantic Blockading Squadron. We look at the effectiveness of the blockade…

This week we discuss the story of the steamship Metropolis, formerly known as the USS Stars And Stripes, which ran aground near Currituck, NC in 1878.

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Gentile, Gary. Shipwrecks of North Caroli…

Welcome to Season Three of Beyond the Breakers!

We are starting the new year by talking about the 1982 sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Ocean Ranger in the Hibernia Field of the Grand Bank…

This bonus episode is a discussion of the article "Dead Men Do Tell Tales: Folklore, Fraternity, and the Forecastle"

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Rouleau, Brian J. "Dead Men Do Tell Tales: Folklore, Fraternity, and the Fo…

This is the conclusion of our four part series on RMS Lusitania, meaning it is also the conclusion to Season Two of Beyond the Breakers. We discuss contemporary reactions to the sinking, the inquiry …

Here is Part Three of our season finale series - covering U-20's activities up until she encountered Lusitania, the sinking itself, passenger stories, and the evacuation of the vessel. 

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In Part Two of our season finale, we discuss the history of RMS Lusitania, Cunard Line, the man who ultimately sank her, and the dedicated team of British intelligence personnel meticulously tracking…

This week we begin our three-part (correction, four-part) season finale, in which we'll discuss one of the most famous maritime calamities in history - the sinking of RMS Lusitania.

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Here we wrap up our long discussion of prison ships and prison hulks in the British Empire. 

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This week we're joined by special guest Ian to discuss the tale of the schooner barge Madeira and the harrowing survival story of her crew, featuring Olympian feats of strength and agility on the icy…

This week we discuss a fatal incident involving the cargo vessel Karina C while she was docked in Seville, Spain, on May 24th 2019. We discuss guidelines, precautions, and how they don't mean anythin…

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The January 2022 bonus episode, a continuation of our Part 1 discussion prison hulks in the British empire, with an emphasis on their…

We're celebrating Halloween in style with some spooky stories of the Eastland, the Kamloops, and the ghosts of Maryland's Point Lookout. And we're joined by returning champion Kaylee!

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This week we are excited and honored to be joined by Professor Karen Barton to further discuss the Senegalese RORO ferry Le Joola. Professor Barton has been an enormously important voice in sharing t…