It can be seen in the background during a scene where Bond meets Quarrel at the Nassau boat docks. Bahama Star rescued 240 passengers and 133 crew. Actor: Raging Bull. Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its original form through TimesMachine. $19.99 + $4.99 shipping The next two lifeboats also were full of crew. 250,000 seabirds, 2,800 sea otters, 300 harbor seals, 250 bald eagles dead. The transport made one trip to the United Kingdom after return to New York in August 1943, and in January 1944 departed for service in the Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA) for operations. Abandon is for everybody. The passenger ship Bahama Star rescued 240 passengers and 133 crewmen. TheYarmouth Castledisaster was followed by updates to SOLAS, the Safety of Life at Sea law. The investigation later determined that more valves were open than the pumps could handle.[11]. By this time,Yarmouth Castlewas 120 miles east of Miami and 60 miles northwest of Nassau. Two hours after the fact, Captain Shunwen was pulled alive from the river and immediately taken into custody. The board noted that while the ship's firefighting procedures were adequate, they were not properly implemented by the crew. However, the ship did not need to conform to American safety regulations since it was registered under the Panamanian flag. Less than 24 hours after Terry Jo was pulled from the waters, Julian Harvey slit his arms, wrists, and throat in a Miami motel room. By this time, Bahama Star had arrived on the scene. Lakonia Fire 128 Dead 95 Passengers 33 Crew, Herman Augustus Charles Crew Cruise Ship Death Aboard Song Of America Murder, Mansley Pereira Crew Overboard Death Rhapsody of the Seas On Sunday, September 29, 2019, Mansley Pereira, 35, who worked as a waiter aboard Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines ship Rhapsody of the Seas, went overboard [], Melvin Zimmerman, 81 Natural Causes,Carnival Miracle Passenger, January 20, 2011, Time of Death is unknown. Under SOLAS, any vessel carrying more than 50 overnight passengers is required to be built entirely of non-combustible materials such as steel. In 1965, the Bahama Star was sailing twelve miles behind the SS Yarmouth Castle when Captain Brown noticed smoke and fire emerging from the distant vessel. Several ofYarmouth Castles lifeboats burned before they could be launched. Read Holland Evening Sentinel Newspaper Archives, Nov 16, 1965, p. 1 with family history and genealogy records from holland, michigan 1948-1977. Capt. The ship was sold in 1963[1] to the Chadade Steamship Company, and her name was changed to Yarmouth Castle that year. Lehto became angry, took the four passengers aboard, but ordered Voutsinas and his crew back to their ship to assist in the rescue of their passengers. The courts ruling could have very well been influenced by the harsh criticism made by victims families over a verdict they felt was too lenient. Eighty-seven people went down with the ship, and three of the rescued passengers later died at hospitals, bringing the final death toll to 90. The ship had a glassed-in promenade deck, two social halls, a library, a dancing saloon and a verandah cafe. It describes the captain's abandonment of the ship as "negligent" and an "overall failure to approach and cope with the difficulties." In 1963 Evangeline was sold again, put under Panamanian registry and renamed Yarmouth Castle; the ship was operated by Yarmouth Cruise Lines between Miami and Nassau, Bahamas, from 1964 until the disaster on November 12, 1965. Get this The Salt Lake Tribune page for free from Thursday, November 25, 1965 r 25, 1963 jj) 1 Last to Leave Flaming' Ship, Yarmouth Castle Chief Says 1 1 k m jU I' iaX'S 4 'TTC W ' 4 ,---4 fT.iS . PHOTO FRONT PHOTO BACK When Finnpulps bridge crew noticed on their radar that the cruise ship had slowed, they took a visual look and saw flames erupting from the ship. Actor: Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween. DREAM OF PASSION 14 8x10 Stills '78 Melina Mercouri & Ellen Burstyn, Dir, Civil War Period Envelopes To Yarmouth Massachusetts Capt. 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. Panama refused to take action against the captain and his crew. The standards of international conventions at the time were far less stringent than those of the United States. Finnpulp also launched its own boats to rescue passengers.[11]. He recalled hearing cabin doors being broken down, as well as glass breaking as passengers pushed back by flames in the hallway, tried to exit their cabin windows. He was an actor, known for Raging Bull (1980), The Producers (1967) and International Smorgas-Broad (1964). ebay template Note: Please study the images carefully to determine the 373536993081 By 0400 hours all survivors were off the blazing cruise ship, and at 0600 hours she sank. Of the thirteen lifeboats, only six were launched. 1517 Dead Captain Edward Smith Went down with the ship J. Bruce Ismay Slideshow 1034148 by selene Byron Voutsinas and 15 crew members. Passengers near the bow could not reach the lifeboats, but some were later picked up by boats from rescue vessels. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. The general alarm would have sounded alarm bells throughout the ship, alerted the passengers, and summoned off-duty personnel to the emergency stations. The flames rose vertically through the stairwells, fuelled by the wood paneling, wooden decks and layers of fresh paint on the walls. 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. Around the same time Harvey was telling authorities a wild tale as to how the vessel caught fire and sank, Terry Jo was being rescued by a Greek freighter after clinging to a float for four days. It may contain wrinkles, cracks, and possibly even tears due to its age and how it was handled before it got to us. Of the 90 people who died as a result of the fire, only two were crew. 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. In the past, Byron has also been known as Myron Voutsinas. Like a true gentleman, Schettino chose to abandon the ship, leaving the majority of his crew and passengers on board. Organize, control, distribute and measure all of your digital content. Bernie Allen. Byron N. Voutsinas M.B.A. The whole front half of the ship was quickly engulfed, causing passengers and crew to flee to the stern of the ship. [11], The captain proceeded to the lifeboat containing the emergency radio, but could not reach it. Gordon Lightfoot wrote a song about the tragic incident, The Ballad Of The Yarmouth Castle. Dear brother of George. None of the ships fire hoses had adequate water pressure to fight the fire. of 1 However, his plans unraveled after she put up a fight which attracted the attention of the Duperrault family. Of the 376 passengers and 176 crew on board, 88 passengers and two crew died. Since an upgrade of the ship to the then-current construction standards was not viable, the United States Coast Guard allowed the wooden construction to remain but mandated several improvements, including the installation of a ship-wide sprinkler system.[11]. 68-year-old Lee Joon-seok, the captain of a South Korean ferry that capsized, stood trial for gross negligence which claimed the lives of nearly 300 school children. He pulled his vessel along side Yarmouth Castle and began evacuating passengers right onto his ship. In 2019, she was elected to the Nassau County Supreme Court. The ships integrity was also scrutinized, having been cited on previous occasions for safety violations. Watched a two part re-run of the Costa Concordia disaster and the subsequent inquiry and court case. The ship ran pleasure cruises on the 186-mile stretch between Miami and Nassau. 1965 Press Photo Capt. The updated law brought new maritime safety rules, requiring fire drills, safety inspections, and structural changes to new ships. In spite of the prosecutors adamantly seeking the death penalty, Joon-seok was sentenced to 36 years in prison. Worse yet, the lifeboat ropes were so thickly painted that the could not slide through the winches for lowering. The Yarmouth Castle disaster led to the creation of the Safety of Life at Sea law (SOLAS) in 1966. The ship had been evaluated for use as an Army hospital ship, and considered better than several actually converted, but was never converted nor used as a hospital ship. The Hon. Avranas was charged with misconduct after it was discovered that he and numerous crew members left the ship while the passengers remained behind. Before moving to Byron's current city of Massapequa Park, NY, Byron lived in Islandia NY. The sprinkler system activated but was largely ineffective due to the severity of the fire. Some crew members had to physically throw weak and panic-stricken people off the side of the ship, away from the spreading flames. Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. . "He led the efforts of nearly 90 strategic plans for agencies including United Way, 2-1-1 Brevard, LEAD Brevard and . 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]. 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. While some bodies were recovered, most were lost with the ship. The captain on the voyage was 35-year-old Byron Voutsinas. Yarmouth Castledeparted Miami for Nassau on 12 November 1965 with 376 passengers and 176 crewmen aboard, a total of 552 people. At 1:00a.m. the engine room alerted the bridge that smoke was coming through the ventilation system. ( The captain goes down with the ship) . Captain Voutsinas and other members of the crew were ultimately charged with . Byron Voutsinas, 35, was the Captain for the trip. Of the dead, only two were crew members: stewardess Phyllis Hall and ship's physician Lisardo Diaz-Toorens. Thats selfish. At 1:30a.m., the ship's mate noticed that Yarmouth Castle had slowed significantly on the radar screen. Shortly before 1:00 a.m. on 13 November, a mattress stored too close to a lighting circuit in a storage room, Room 610, caught fire. The captain on the voyage was 35-year-old Byron Voutsinas. Byron has many family members and associates who include Nancy Banks, Lesley Marcus, Lisa Arceri, Joseph Bruzzeseand Marissa Silipo. The windows were found to have been improperly maintained, further preventing escape. An investigation into the sinking was launched by the U.S. Coast Guard, which issued a 27-page report on the disaster in March 1966.[11]. [5][9] On August 1, 1942, the ship was delivered at Norfolk, Virginia, for operation under bareboat charter by the War Department (Army) for operation as a United States Army Transport. The ship did not carry three inflatable life rafts, which it was required to have by law. Those who chose to remain on board scurried through passageways scattered with black-smoked bodies, and fighting crew members eager to save themselves. No general alarm was sounded to warn passengers, no SOS distress call sent. While helpless, abandoned passengers were jumping overboard, an enraged Brown scolded Voutsinas and ordered him back to his inflamed ship to assist in the evacuation. Wood and other flammable materials were used throughout the ship. Yarmouth Castle was built in 1927 in Philadelphia by the William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Co. Christened Evangeline, she was 365 feet long and 5,002 GRT. Wells Champney, Catalogue Of Paintings In Oil And Water Colors By Paul De Longpre, Bruce, Illustrated Catalogue Of Valuable Paintings By Foreign And American Mast, 2023 - WorthPoint Corporation | 5 Concourse Parkway NE, Suite 2900. Fire safety was considered during the refit. The ship was sold to a Liberian company called the Volusia Steamship Company in 1954. Debates would rage as to how the fire started. This vintage photograph is offered for sale as a collectible item and conveys no transfer of copyright. The fire swept through the ships superstructure at great speed, driven by the ships natural ventilation system. Byron Voutsinas, 33, a Greek national, testified later that he was heading for the Finnpulp to use the ship's radio. They made it to a second lifeboat, but the ropes to lower it were painted and they stuck in the winches. The rescue mission for the capsized ship on the Yangtze River soon became a search and recover for those who had perished.