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Sin City of the Gulf Claims the SS Selma - Ship Hits the Fan Podcast

Sin City of the Gulf Claims the SS Selma - Ship Hits the Fan Podcast

FromShip Hits The Fan


Sin City of the Gulf Claims the SS Selma - Ship Hits the Fan Podcast

FromShip Hits The Fan

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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Aug 17, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

May 31, 1920 - An oil tanker named the SS Selma hits a jetty off the coast of Tampico, Mexico. The impact rips a hole in the ship’s hull and the ship is taken to Galveston for repairs. When those don’t work, the ship becomes a permanent landmark on the Gulf coast of Texas.

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Released:
Aug 17, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (68)

What’s worse than death? How about meeting your end on the high seas, marooned, while sharks swim hungrily by? Or being trapped in a toppled ship in the middle of a bustling city? Set sail with Charlotte, Patrick and Brian as these three landlubbers delve into the depths of history to find the weirdest, scariest and just plain stupidest marine disasters in history. Show art provided by Mortar Made.