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    Beyond the Breakers

    Beyond The Breakers is a podcast about shipwrecks, loss, and lessons learned from maritime disasters. 

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    Episode 100 - Exxon Valdez ft. Jaylan Salah Apr 09, 2023
    Show notes

    **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 much from the excellent discussion we got to have!**
    This week it's Jaylan Salah (@jaylansalman) on the guest mic to discuss one of the most famous maritime incidents in US history - the 1989 grounding of the tanker Exxon Valdez and the subsequent oil spill that saw portions of the Alaskan coastline devastated with lasting negative effects.
    Sources:

    https://web.archive.org/web/20111101013817/http://docs.lib.noaa.gov/noaa_documents/NOAA_related_docs/oil_spills/marine_accident_report_1990.pdf

    ^NTSB report on the incident


    Haycock, Stephen. “‘Fetched Up: Unlearned Lessons from the Exxon Valdez.” The Journal of American History, vol. 99, no. 1, June 2012, pp. 219 - 228.

    Liszka, James. “Lesson from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill.” Ethics & the Environment, vol. 15, no. 2, 2010.

    Palinkas, Lawrence A. “A Conceptual Framework for Understanding the Mental Health Impacts of Oil Spills: Lessons from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill.” Psychiatry, vol. 73, no. 3, Fall 2012
    Ritchie, Liesel Ashley. “Individual Stress, Collective Trauma, and Social Capital in the Wake of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill.” Sociological Inquiry, vol. 82, no. 2, May 2012, pp. 187 - 211.

    Shaw, David G. “The Exxon Valdez Oil-spill: Ecological and Social Consequences.” Environment Conservation, vol. 19, no. 2, Autumn 1992, pp. 253 - 258.

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    Episode 99 - SS Western Reserve ft. Scott Bjorklund Apr 02, 2023
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    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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    Episode 98 - Chicago's Little Lady **April Fool’s Episode** Mar 31, 2023
    Show notes

    [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]
    This week we are in Chicago to discuss one of the greatest calamities to ever strike the Second City. It's the story of a bus, a band, a boat, and a bad decision. We dedicate this episode to the victims affected that day.
    Special thanks to our sponsors and their dedicated spokespersons:
    - Radway's Ready Relief for Pain (Kaylee)
    - The Persian Lotion (Lucas)
    - Wintersmith's Worm Candy (Taylor)
    - Brokaw Brothers (Darcy)
    - Humphrey Gas Radiants
    - Rexall Blackberry Cordial
    - Dr. Hamilton's Grand Restorative (Meagan)
    - Whitwell's Volatile Aromatic Snuff (Tom)
    - Dr. J. Bovee Dods' Imperial Wine Bitters
    - Dr. Richau's Golden Remedies (Carlos)
    Special thanks also to Alexia (in the role of Lynn LaPlante Allaway)
    *there's an Easter egg at the end if you want to hear us break 'character'*
    Sources:
    "Band settles over sewage dumping." BBC, 30 Apr 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4501755.stm
    "Bridge Grating Solutions." Ohio Gratings Inc., https://web.archive.org/web/20181228091848/http://ohiogratings.com/Content/pdfs/product/bridge_brochure.pdf
    "Chicago's Little Lady." Chicago's First Lady Cruises. https://www.cruisechicago.com/assets/uploads/medium/pdf/Little%20Lady%202023.pdf
    "Dave Matthews' Driver: I Dumped." Associated Press, 9 Mar 2005. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dave-matthews-driver-i-dumped/
    "Dave Matthews Sued for Dumping on Chicago." The Smoking Gun. https://www.thesmokinggun.com/file/dave-matthews-sued-dumping-chicago
    Johnson, Steve. "15 years after the Dave Matthews Band let loose over the Chicago River, we survey the damages and uncover a new victim." Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug 2019. https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ent-dave-matthews-band-poop-dump-15th-anniversary-0810-20190809-zkydjq5lvvcsjb2webjqgzhrae-story.html

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    Episode 97 - The Winston Churchill and the 1998 Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race ft. Paul Prevost Mar 24, 2023
    Show notes

    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 competitors.
    Paul is one of the hosts of the Emergency Traffic Podcast (@PodcastTraffic), which examines firefighter and paramedic line-of-duty deaths.
    Sources:
    Dugard, Martin. Knockdown: The Harrowing Account of a Yacht Race Turned Deadly. Pocket Books, 1999.
    Mundle, Rob. Fatal Storm: The Inside Story of the Tragic Sydney-Hobart Race. McGraw-Hill, 1999.
    van Kretschmar, Hugo. "Report of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Race Review Committee." May 1999. http://www.equipped.com/sydney-hobart/Vol%2013%20Docs/Report%20Cover%20to%20Page%2086.pdf

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    Episode 96 - DUKW 34 (ft. Tom Pain) Mar 19, 2023
    Show notes

    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 Philly, leftist, & pro-labor perspective.'
    **production credit to Tom for the sound effect idea after 'Ride the Ducks International LLC**
    Sources:
    "Lawyer of victims in deadly Philadelphia duck boat crash calls for shutdown." WPVI Philadelphia, 20 July 2018. https://6abc.com/philadelphia-duck-boat-crash-ride-the-ducks-accident/3793040/

    NTSB Report for the Incident

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    Episode 95 - MS Hans Hedtoft Mar 10, 2023
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    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 'Hans Hedtoft.'" https://uploads.knightlab.com/storymapjs/c8fffd76f76cf314ade861efcfd56862/der-untergang-der-hans-hedtoft/index.html
    "Hans Hedtoft." Britannica, 25 Jan 2023. www.britannica.com/biography/Hans-Hedtoft
    "Hedtoft-Untergang: Drei Fragen." Der Spiegel, 10 Feb 1959. https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/drei-fragen-a-9b49710b-0002-0001-0000-000042624108
    Kämpf, Thomas. "Untergang der Hans Hedtoft / OXKA I." Seefunknetz, 16 Sep 2000. http://www.seefunknetz.de/oxka.htm
    Nielsen, Karen. "Vi synker nu." DR, 27 Jan 2009. www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/vi-synker-nu
    Stimming, Elisabeth. "Der Mann, der hörte wie die 'Hedtoft' sank." Hamburger Abendblatt, 30 Jan 1999. https://www.abendblatt.de/archiv/1999/article204573899/Der-Mann-der-hoerte-wie-die-Hedtoft-sank.html

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    Episode 94 - Elizabeth M Mar 04, 2023
    Show notes

    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 in U.S. Transportation." S&P Global, 4 June 2009, https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/mi/country-industry-forecasting.html?id=106593483
    Frazier, Reid R. "Pilot details rescue of 2 from towboat." TribLive, 5 Feb 2005. https://archive.triblive.com/news/pilot-details-rescue-of-2-from-towboat/
    U.S. Coast Guard report on the sinking of M/V Elizabeth M

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    Episode 93 - Moselle Feb 24, 2023
    Show notes

    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 transportation safety.
    Sources:
    Aldrich, Mark. “Safe and Suitable Boilers: The Railroads, the Interstate Commerce Commission, and Locomotive Safety, 1900 - 1945.” Railroad History, no. 171, 1994, pp. 23 - 44.

    Burke, John G. “Bursting Boilers and the Federal Power.” Technology and Culture, vol. 7, no. 1, 1966.
    Gelzer, Christian. "Speed is a Virtue: Travel in the Mid-Nineteenth Century United States." Technology's Stories: Past and Present, vol. 3, no. 2, 15 June 2015. https://www.technologystories.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Gelzer_Speed-is-a-Virtue.pdf
    Hand, Greg. "From Bucktown to Vanceville: Cincinnati's Lost 19th Century Neighborhoods." Cincinnati Magazine, 20 Nov 2017. https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/citywiseblog/bucktown-vanceville-cincinnatis-lost-19th-century-neighborhoods/
    Thomas, Christian. "For Profit and Glory: Steamboat Racing on the Inland Rivers." River History, 26 May 2021. https://www.howardsteamboatmuseum.org/river-history/for-profit-glory-steamboat-racing-inland-rivers/

    Suess, Jeff. "Our history: Steamboat explosion led to federal regulations." The Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Mar 2018. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2018/03/14/our-history-steamboat-explosion-led-federal-regulations/403819002/

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    Episode 92 - Empire Gem Feb 18, 2023
    Show notes

    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#:~:text=Today%2C%20Empire%20Gem%20rests%20at,lies%20broke%20in%20two%20pieces
    Gentile, Gary. Popular Dive Guide Series: Shipwrecks of North Carolina from Diamond Shoals North. Gary Gentile Productions, 1993.
    "Richard Zapp." U-boat.net, https://uboat.net/men/zapp.htm
    "Type IX U-Boats." Naval Encyclopedia, 22 Dec 2019. https://naval-encyclopedia.com/ww2/germany/type-ix-u-boats.php#:~:text=Type%20IX%2C%20the%20long%2Drange,coast%20and%20cruise%20well%20beyond
    "U-505 (German Submarine)." National Historic Landmarks Project, https://web.archive.org/web/20120212012351/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2065&ResourceType=Structure

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    Episode 91 - FV Antares Feb 11, 2023
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    This week we discuss the loss of the trawler Antares and the role played in her sinking by the Trafalgar-class submarine HMS Trenchant.
    Sources:
    "Minister says no more action on Antares sinking." The Herald, 19 Oct 1992. https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12584178.minister-says-no-more-action-on-antares-sinking/
    "Report of the Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents into the collision between the Fishing Vessel Antares and HMS Trenchant with the loss of four lives on 22 November 1990." Marine Accident Investigation Branch, 15 Apr 1992. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/54c1127c40f0b6158d00001b/MAIBReport_AntaresHMSTrenchant-1992.pdf
    "The Sinking of FV Antares." British Sea Fishing. https://britishseafishing.co.uk/the-sinking-of-fv-antares/

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