The SS Morro Castle made its maiden voyage in August 1930, and spent four lucrative years carrying passengers from New York to Havana and back. Named for the fortress which guards Havana Bay, the ...

Today marks the 90th anniversary of the SS Morro Castle disaster, which claimed over 130 lives off the coast of New Jersey. To commemorate the tragedy, the Asbury Park Historical Society is hosting a ...

Looking for where to watch 'Inferno: The Burning of the SS Morro Castle' without the hassle? Finding where to stream, rent, buy, or watch where to stream or rent this film can be harder than it should ...

Emil Salvini explores one of the United States' worst maritime disasters. Historian and author Emil Salvini explores one of the United States' worst maritime disasters, the SS Morro Castle. Told ...

Today marks the 90th anniversary of the SS Morro Castle disaster, which claimed over 130 lives off the coast of New Jersey. To commemorate the tragedy, the Asbury Park Historical Society is hosting a ...

ASBURY PARK – The luxury cruise ship SS Morro Castle was engulfed in flames when it beached near the 6th Avenue jetty on the morning of Sept. 8, 1934. The blaze, as well as insufficient evacuation and ...

The news the morning of Saturday, Sept. 8, 1934, was especially sad in Newport News. The front page of the Daily Press was black with headlines about the burning of the SS Morro Castle in the Atlantic ...

The past is a deadly weapon.

Launched on March 5, 1930, the luxury liner SS Morro Castle became a prominent workhorse of the New York to Havana passenger trade, making the 1,100-plus-mile trip in only 59 hours on its maiden ...

When 10-year-old Ken Wacker went to bed at his grandparents' house on Saturday, Sept. 8, 1934, "I said to myself, 'You're an orphan — face it.' " He was half-right. Ken's parents, Lillian and Herbert ...