FATEFUL, FINAL CRUISE OF THE MORRO CASTLE: SHORE TRAGEDY, INSPIRING RESCUE REMEMBERED In the early morning hours of Saturday, September 8, 1934, the cruise ship Morro Castle on its 174th return voyage from Havana was only hours from docking in New York City but never reached her destination. A perfect storm of ominous developments, bad weather,…
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Keepers
Lighthouse Keepers and Coast Defenders On Duty at Sea Girt Lighthouse The keepers assigned to Sea Girt Lighthouse were a colorful and diverse group. Their ranks included a retired Army major who had been a spy during the Civil War, a pioneering woman who took charge under difficult circumstances, as many as 15 Coast Guardsmen…
Sea Girt Lighthouse Members Participate in Sandy Hook’s 250th Anniversary Celebration
by Peter R. Halas and Bill Dunn with photos by Catherine Schwier Sandy Hook Lighthouse celebrated its 250th anniversary June 14, 2014. Representatives of Sea Girt Lighthouse participated in a full-day of events on the grounds of America’s oldest lighthouse, first lighted June 11, 1764, and still active. The festivities began with The Fifes and…
Morro Castle 80th Anniversary September 8
SHIP FIRE AND RESCUE TO BE REMEMBERED AT SGL The cruise ship Morro Castle, on the 174th return voyage from Havana to New York, never reached her destination, dropping anchor several miles off Sea Girt as a fire of suspicious origin raced through the ship September 8, 1934. By day’s end, 134 people were dead,…