Beyond the Breakers
Beyond The Breakers is a podcast about shipwrecks, loss, and lessons learned from maritime disasters.
Episodes
189 episodes since 2021
Episode 140 - Scioto
This week we have a steamboat tale to tell, specifically the story of the Ohio River steamer Scioto and her deadly collision with the John Lomas in 1882.Sources: Bailey, Kenneth R. "The 'Scioto' Disaster."&...
September 15, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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1:07:56
Episode 139 - Lady D (Baltimore Water Taxi)
This week we are in the city of Baltimore to discuss the 2004 sinking of the water taxi Lady D. A big thanks to our listener Josh for suggesting this as a topic for the show!Sources: "Baltimore Sea Cadets Cited ...
August 28, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 20
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57:07
Episode 138 - USS Liscome Bay
Here is Episode 138 on the US Navy escort carrier Liscome Bay, sunk off of Makin Atoll by Japanese submarine I-175 during Operation Galvanic in November 1943.Sources:"Liscome Bay (CVE-56) - Naval History and He...
August 06, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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1:00:13
Nazi Salute for the Alamo Dead; or, Electric Uncle-Land (*Unlocked* July 2023 Bonus)
This bonus episode was recorded for July 2023. After a year marinating in the patrons-only vault, we think it's time you hear it on the main feed!In this episode we discuss the publicity tours of the German cruiser Karlsruhe du...
August 06, 2024
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51:08
Episode 137.2 - SS Daniel J. Morrell, Part II
Story picks back up around 11:20 if you want to get right down to brittle steel tacks Sources:Boyer, Dwight. Ships and Men of the Great Lakes. Freshwater Press, 1977. Schumacher, Michael. Mighty Fitz: Th...
July 25, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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1:14:24
Episode 137.1 - SS Daniel J. Morrell, Part I
Part One (of two, we promise) on the sinking of the lake freighter Daniel J. Morrell in 1966.**GFM Campaign**Help us get Muhammad Al-Bardini and his family out of Gaza - Muhammad is a hospital volunteer at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital a...
July 10, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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57:39
Episode 136 - SS Mataafa ft. Kaylee Matuszak
This week we finally take down a ship that has been referenced a few times here and there but never actually been the star of her own show - SS Mataafa (yes the one from the storm) We're joined once again by Kaylee (@kayleefabu...
June 17, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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48:11
Episode 135 - Star of the West
This week we have another tale from the American Civil War - it's the sidewheel steamer Star of the West, focusing on her abortive attempt to relieve Fort Sumter in early 1861 and her service on the Confederate side at the Siege of Vic...
June 08, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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47:56
Episode 134 - Whippoorwill ft. Nick Williams
We're re-joined this week by Nick (@dolorousnick), who shares the story of the sternwheeler showboat Whippoorwill, struck by a tornado on Pomona Lake in June 1978.
June 02, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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1:26:19
[Bonus Episode Teaser] - Maritime Disasters in Russian America, Pt I (April 2024 Able Seaperson)
Mama never told you there'd be deals like this! Every month you can get even more Beyond the Breakers by joining us on Patreon at the $3 or $5 tier! $3 a month (Able Seaperson) gets you one bonus episode, $5 (2nd Mate) gets you two (or more??) ...
May 29, 2024
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6:20
Episode 133.3 - "What Has Happened Was So Strange": The Battle of Lepanto, Part III
Here we have the epic finale of this three-part series - Famagusta will fall, and for the last time two fleets composed primarily of galleys will meet in a major engagement. Sources:Anievas, Alexander and Kerem Nişancioğlu. “The...
May 20, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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1:39:02
Episode 133.2 - "Nor Let You Trust In Your Treasure": The Battle of Lepanto, Part II
This is Part 2 of our (now) three part series leading up to the Battle of Lepanto. Sources: Anievas, Alexander and Kerem Nişancioğlu. “The Ottoman-Habsburg Rivalry over the Long Sixteenth Century.” How the West Came to Rule:...
May 05, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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1:00:26
Episode 133.1 - "They Have In Their Hands The Keys To All Christendom": The Battle of Lepanto, Part I
This is part 1 of 2 in our discussion of the naval battle at Lepanto in 1571. Before we can get to Lepanto itself, there's a good bit of background to set up first. Sources:Anievas, Alexander and Kerem Nişancioğ...
April 27, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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56:31
**unlocked** Episode 103.5 - "Stall-fed with ease and gluttony" (Spanish Armada Bonus)
This episode was released as a Patreon-exclusive bonus episode in May 2023 as the conclusion to our Spanish Armada series - now it's been unlocked for everyone in anticipation of our next main episode when we'll be returning to the 16th century...
April 26, 2024
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59:55
[Preview] Marcus Garvey and the Black Star Line (March 2024 Bonus)
This is a teaser containing the first few minutes of our March 2024 Bonus Episode released for patrons at the $5 (2nd Mate) TierPatrons at the $3 tier can access one additional episode each month, and patrons at the $5 tier can access t...
March 31, 2024
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3:16
Episode 131 - RMS Carpathia
Many people are familiar with the RMS Carpathia as the vessel that picked up hundreds of Titanic survivors in the early morning of April 15th 1912. In this episode we discuss that monumental event in the Carpathia's h...
March 27, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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54:36
Episode 130 - Please Stop Saying Weather Breeders
Something different this week as we look into maritime folklore related to predicting (and maybe even altering) the weather.**we get into the lore at about 11:20**(for fans of the Loremen - yes, it's Christ-In-A-Hole!)
March 17, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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45:56
Episode 129 - MV Princess Victoria
In this episode we go back to the early days of RORO ferries for the tale of the MV Princess Victoria, lost on a crossing of the Irish Sea's North Channel in January 1953. Sources:Bibby, Miriam. "The Loss of the Pri...
March 10, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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1:06:27
"June" 2023 Bonus Episode - "Florida Slaves, the 'Saltwater Railroad' to the Bahamas, and Anglo-American Diplomacy"
Though recorded in July it's technically supposed to be our June 2023 bonus episode - a discussion of an alternate route to freedom for those enslaved in the coastal regions of the American South. And our much-anticipated dive into John C. Calh...
February 24, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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57:40
Episode 128 - USS Princeton
This is the story of a ship - the USS Princeton - but it's also the story of Robert F. Stockton and his most precious brainchild - a 12-inch wrought iron naval gun affectionately nicknamed 'Peacemaker' Invite your friends, invi...
February 18, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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1:07:13
Episode 127 - USS Underwriter
You've heard of Neo-Confederates, but what about Nepo-Confederates. Here's the story of the USS Underwriter and her loss during a Confederate attempt to re-capture New Bern, NC in February 1864. Sources:Coddingt...
February 11, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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39:53
Episode 126 - Aleksandr Suvorov (Александр Суворов)
In our third episode of Season Four we tell the story of the Volga River cruise ship Aleksandr Suvorov, and her fatal run-in with the Imperial Bridge at Ulyanovsk in June 1983. **a very small part of conversation was cut when T...
February 04, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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56:11
Episode 125 - The West Loch Disaster
In May 1944, during the buildup to Operation Forager, another shocking disaster rocked Pearl Harbor.Sources:Barger, Mel. "LST Memories: The Second Pearl Harbor Disaster." LST Scuttlebutt: The Official Website of the Un...
January 28, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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43:40