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To: Fantasywriter
I was only vaguely aware of the Morrell. She sank in the mid 60s...
108 posted on 11/10/2014 9:37:08 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Rip it out by the roots.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

It’s a terrifying story. The middle of the ship bowed way up, and then literally cracked in half. The fore crew was in a life raft, waiting for the freezing water to lift them off the deck, when they saw lights steaming up alongside the bow. They thought it was another ship, and they could be rescued. Turned out it was the stern of the Morrell, briefly able to keep on sailing even though it was, at that time, only half a ship.

As I mentioned, only one crewman survived. He was supposed to have died about 32 hrs before he was rescued, given the temps. It really was a miracle.


109 posted on 11/10/2014 9:44:31 AM PST by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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