Posted on 02/03/2016 4:46:14 AM PST by SJackson
Nearly 80 years ago, a ship that had been dedicated to "sin" was destroyed by a violent storm.
The anchor of the SS Monte Carlo lost its hold and the vessel ended up lying ruined on a beach near Coronado Shores, California.
A mess of slot machines, furniture and whiskey bottles was thrown from the ship and stunned beachgoers happily helped themselves to the alcohol and gambling equipment.
Only two caretakers were on board at the time and were both rescued.
Nobody stepped forward to claim ownership of the ship, which had hosted some outrageous parties in international waters, because once on the shore, the gambling and prostitution that had occurred on board was illegal. However, it was thought to have been run by a local mob.
So the "pleasure palace" has remained in its watery grave ever since, with parts of the wreckage occasionally visible during strong tides caused by storms. This year, El Niño storms moved enough sand to expose parts of the 90-meter (295-foot) wreck that have remained hidden for many years.
The ship had hosted some 15,000 people a week during its peak times and guests could play blackjack, roulette or slots.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Raymond Chandler used a fictious version of this ship in one of the Phillip Marlowe detective novels.
There have always been J Epsteins with versions of the lolita express..
OR the brown sugar express.
Yup.
And the rumor that $140,000 in silver is still there means this wreck will be swarmed by treasure hunters. Someone should set up an internet camera to record the fun.
Rough work that, mud and sand filled wreck, rusting bulkheads ready to collapse... but somebody will always try....good luck to them.
As opposed to the Sex and Ugly as Sin on a Ship.
God sent the storm!
Then the current reminder.
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