Yarmouth Castle Cruise Ship

Yarmouth Castle was built in 1927 in Philadelphia by the William Cramp Sons Ship and Engine Building Co.

Yarmouth castle cruise ship. Ad Book Today and Save. It sank in the Atlantic after a collision with another cruise ship. Kenneth Vincent Of Fort Lauderdale Fla watch wreathe floating on the Atlantic waters after they were tossed onto the spot where the cruise ship Yarmouth Castle burned and sank Nov.

The fire and sinking of the Yarmouth Castle resulted in nearly one hundred dead passengers and crew. 40 facilities and activities. Up To 100 Instant Savings 50 Off Every Guest Kids Sail Free.

The second shows the SS Yarmouth with its sister ship SS Yarmouth Castle which also ran pleasure cruises from Miami to Nassau. JUST FIVE MILES BEHIND THE Yarmouth Castle was the cruise ship Bahama Star which was making the same Miami-to-Nassau trip. By the end of 1964 Yarmouth Castle was operated by Yarmouth Cruise Lines.

In November 1965 just 11 months after Tony and Colins trip the Yarmouth Castle caught fire and sank during a cruise with appalling consquences. The Evangeline was rechristened Yarmouth Castle which the owners of the Yarmouth objected to feeling that the name was too close given that the ships. Fun for Families World-Class Entertainment and More.

The tragedy would change maritime safety laws forever. Christened Evangeline she was 365 feet long and 5002 GRT. Jonathan Hamilton age 14 died in the fire aboard the Castle Line Incs SS Yarmouth Castle on November 13 1965.

Echoes of Morro Castle The incident was eerily similar to the Morro Castle disaster of 1934. The ship ran pleasure cruises on the 186-mile stretch between Miami and Nassau. Brown ordered full steam ahead in an attempt to rescue those stranded aboard the Yarmouth only to find the ships cowardly captain Byron Voutsinas floating safely in a lifeboat.