On September 8, 1934, horrified onlookers watched as the smoldering hulk of the Morro Castle ran aground just off the New Jersey coast. All told, 137 people were killed in the tragedy. Today, nearly a century later, the Morro Castle disaster is still shrouded in mystery and controversy.

Context: 1:55
Final Voyage: 4:17
Rescue: 6:35
Investigation: 7:27
George White Rogers: 9:35

Sources:
• Coyle, G. F., & Whitcraft, D. C. (2012). Inferno at Sea: Stories of Death and Survival Aboard the Morro Castle. Down the Shore Publishing.
• Arbuckle, A. (2017). When a burning cruise ship washed up on the Jersey Shore, it brought a murder mystery with it. Mashable. https://mashable.com/feature/morro-ca...
• New York Times

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