I had to watch this again, because it's so well done. I love how you conjured up the period and the atmosphere of fun and foreboding. Also, that intro gave me chills. Well done my friend.
@@Zbychu-k6t Even if (and I don't know that for a fact) an AI tool was used, what harm did it do? It just enhances our ability to make even greater things.
Not sure which "military bases" were around back in the 1930s. But I'm pretty sure Sandy Hook CG station was in operation back then. And they would have been the closest "major" CG command for that area. And you could also be talking about Atlantic City CG station. I was stationed at Base Gloucester NJ (Philly COTP) and there many photos on the hallway walls of various rescues/assistance the base was involved with. I loved hearing about each story, being 18 and fresh from boot.
I think elements of the 372nd Infantry Regiment, an African American National Guard unit out of New Jersey that fought with the French in World War I assisted in the recovery efforts.
A crossover episode with *THE* Caitlin Doughty!?! As a huge fan of both of your channels, I am SO excited about part II. As always, a fantastic video with production and storytelling only rivaled by major producers with huge budgets.
@@j.munday7913 Dark humour aside, they both have so much humanity. That is why we love them. I am SO HAPPY they are collaborating! Half way across the planet too. 👏👏
I've been researching this story for well over a decade now for a script. It's a fascinating tale with plenty of twists. Amazingly, most locals have no idea that this happened at one of our most iconic landmarks at the Jersey Shore. Thanks for shining a spotlight on it!
Funny, the comment just before yours as I'm reading said it's a big part of.local history in NJ. Odd how two completely divergent views could exist. Perhaps you haven't been as clued into your local history? Or the other commentor grew up near affected relatives? So weird.
@@videodistro I’m a history nut. I grew up minutes from where the Castle beached. Every kid in the area knew about the Hindenburg. But the Castle fire never seemed to come up. My HS students go to Asbury regularly. When I’ve mentioned the story, not a single one in a decade had heard of it but so many of them left wanting to hear more. Glad Mike has put together such a visually dynamic summary and pulled from some great source material.
@@videodistro In completely unrelated instances, I've experienced the same kind of divergence. Maybe it is a generational issue? That "the internets" in the later decades has created isolated bubbles like never before experienced. "- This was the most life changing experience for us all!" "- No, I've never heard of it. And I grew up here and worked there". More bandwidth, less communication. Somehow.
Have to make everything political don't you, you Americans are like 2 children fighting over petty squabbles Here's a lesson for you from Scotland the real country of the brave Learn to shut up @@Tom-zp1rp
My grandfather was an avid amateur shutterbug at the time, and, he traveled to Asbury Park, and, got some great pictures of the Morro Castle where she ran aground.
I agree with the sentiment but this is way too good for these channels sadly. Imagine this video being aired between "Nostradamus: the end of the world is coming!" and "Did the aliens build the pyramids?!" , my heart couldn't take it I think...
both of those channels have lost their relevance and credibility. Such "reality show " practices as created controversy and slow drip of story movement were signs of their race to the bottom. These culminated with nails in the coffin programming like "the curse of oak island " and "ancient aliens "
Do History Channel, Discovery Channel, and A&E even do documentaries anymore? Last I looked, they were nearly wall-to-wall "reality" shows and crackpot theories content.
@@strawberryhellcat4738History Channel has not been its namesake since the early 2000's. The moment they started down ancient aliens and other garbage content it was done for. Same with net geo, a&e, discovery, etc. each had their own major pivot point. If you follow the money you realize one common factor amongst almost all of them ( not sure about A&E). They are owned by Disney.
The collab I never knew I needed. Love you and Caitlin, I watched her video on the Marchioness disaster and mishandling of bodies the other day! Can’t wait!
Indeed, I had my suspicions that the animations on her video on the Marchioness disaster were done by this channel…I’ll call this confirmed! What an amazing combo!
It's a Sunday evening, you prepare mentally for another week in the treadmill - and our friend Mike Brady from Oceanliner Designs manages as usual to get me somewhere completely else and tells us another story from maritime history. Thanks for that!
As an historian, I have to say all your presentations are informative, well researched, accurate, entertaining and professional. This was exceptionally well done! Congratulations!
Wow, the QUALITY Mike! And a crossover cameo with Miss Deathling herself (Caitlin)! You've captured the vibe of the 30s so well, feels like I could have been a passenger onboard with the incredible render of the SS Morro Castle, the music and the vintage film reels. Brilliant work!
I had no clue I had such a passion for ocean liners and ships in general until I found this channel. Thank you so much for making it so fun and entertaining and graphics are great well done bro
These last few months, Mr Brady, yourself and your team have emerged from a healthy but hard-fought lead over the chasing pack of maritime RUclips channels, to assume a place entirely your own in the pantheon of the greats. Your dedication to duty is second to none, your skill in conveying the horrors of a tragedy equally so; the deep-felt empathy woven into each carefully-placed moment of footage or voiceover is so very clear for all to sense - and, through you therefore, we too hold the victims and survivors in our hearts. Those who never left ship, you bring back to life; those whose voyage continued long after their rescue, you humanise, because they were human. Those responsible, you give the treatment they deserved but may not have received in life, and in this way, we all feel as if something, at least, has been put right. You're not half-bad, old bean! Full ahead, aye aye...
I've been hoping that you would do a video about her. I first heard about the Morro Castle from a show called Shipwreck, I think it was. They did an episode about her and interviewed survivors. This was before arson became the accepted theory, and the show discussed other potential causes, including overheat from the updates and electrical short. Years later, I still find her story chilling, especially since the FCC has refused to give her callsign to anyone else. If you look it up, it's still assigned to SS Morro Castle. Another completely random, but interesting fact, because I am FULL of those and have nothing else better to do. The Morro Castle held the speed record for the New York to Havana run - until Cunard put the Mauretania on that same route at the end of her life. Yeah, poor Morro Castle lost that record REAL quick once the Maury came on scene. On Maury's last voyage before retirement, she was returning to New York from Havana and passed the Morro Castle's burned out wreck. Since the Maury had burned herself years earlier, only saved by the heroic actions of her crew, part of me likes to think if she understood how lucky she'd been then.
I'm very excited to see how this story ends. Also, colab with Kaitlin Doughty!?!?! I'm a huge fan of both of your channels. This is the colab i did not know I needed, but now MUST have!
Hadn't expected to see Caitlin in a crossover episode here, but I'm happy to see it! She has a great video on how Lake Superior never gives up her dead, if you haven't watched it, I highly recommend checking it out!
I'm truly humbled the production of this is even better than most mainstream documentaries, given it's RUclips. Giving the history and build-up to the disaster to understand what happened, looking forward to part two Thank you always look forward to your posts
Can't wait for Part 2. Also, I'd love to have a transcript for the intro. I daresay it rivals Jack Thayer's "There was peace and the world had an even tenor to its way" speech.
@@OceanlinerDesigns Found it: I had a dream, which was not all a dream. The bright sun was extinguished, and the stars Did wander darkling in the eternal space, Rayless, and pathless, and the icy Earth Swung blind and blackening in the moonless air; Morn came and went-and came, and brought no day, And men forgot their passions in the dread Of this their desolation; and all hearts Were chilled into a selfish prayer for light: And they did live by watchfires-and the thrones, The palaces of crownéd kings-the huts, The habitations of all things which dwell, Were burnt for beacons; cities were consumed, And men were gathered round their blazing homes To look once more into each other's face; Happy were those who dwelt within the eye Of the volcanos, and their mountain-torch: A fearful hope was all the World contained; Forests were set on fire-but hour by hour They fell and faded-and the crackling trunks Extinguished with a crash-and all was black. (George Gordon, Lord Byron, "Darkness", vv. 1-21, 1816).
It's frustrating to watch the senior radio operator just sit around and do Nothing as the ship burns around him. Jeeze! Glad you are working with Caitlin. Been following her for years!
Yeah, I've been waiting for this one. I read a book about this back in the 70s after seeing The Poseidon Adventure, the film that was the opening to my personal rabbit hole into the wide, wide world of ocean liners.
I love the crossover with Caitlin Doughty!!! Huge fan of both your channels so it's great to see you guys pop up on each others pages! Great episode. Excited for Part 2!
You might consider covering the SS Yarmouth Castle whose loss in a disastrous fire in 1965 prompted new laws regarding safety at sea and was immortalized in a song by Gordon Lightfoot.
Gordon Lightfoot's ballad, which IMO is one of his best works, is where I first learned about the tragedy. Fun fact: Lightfoot never made a studio version of the song. Ballad of The Yarmouth Castle and a number of his other songs were recorded during a live performance in 1968 at Massey Hall in Toronto, which were subsequently released as the album Sunday Concert in 1969.
I never knew he wrote a ballad about Yarmouth Castle. If Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is any indicator I imagine it's really good. Time for me to try and find a recording!
@@lsswappedcessna As I noted, it's on the album Sunday Concert. It's one of his earliest works, and is generally unknown by most outside of serious Gordon Lightfoot fans and/or those who have studied the Yarmouth Castle disaster.
I've been so looking forward to this video, the intro was beautifully done, very intense. Much appreciation for our friend Mike Brady from Oceanliner Designs.
Thanks for featuring the SS Morro Castle! Been fascinated by this tragic fire for years, especially the haunting photographs of the gutted hulk washed up at Asbury Park. Well done as always!
Great Video. So way back when.....(As I've been a liner enthusiast my entire life)....in High School I used to give lectures on the history of the ocean liners. One day in my senior year I did one on the "Morro Castle"......after reading "Shipwreck: the strange fate of the Morro Castle".....and the interest in the story amongst otherwise uninterested teenagers in Laguna Beach, Ca back then was amazing. I think it was because of the George White Rogers angle, and particularly his life of crime after the disaster.......Anyway, "When the dancing stopped" was also another good read. Cheers, mate!
Been a long time fan of my friend Mike Brady and I just wanted to tell you how awesome it’s been to watch your growth as a creator. The quality of your writing and production has gotten better and more sophisticated year over year, and it’s been so much fun to observe it in real time; one video after another. Keep up the fantastic work, friend. You’ve built something very interesting, educational, and impressive.
Just replied with exactly the same thoughts but without your quality! I was also going to write that it feels like the Beatles improving on every album...
Mike, my friend from Oceanliner Designs, you’ve truly outdone yourself with this episode. The writing, the narration, the mood, storytelling, visuals, and more were on point. Thank you and honestly can’t wait for part 2!
The Yarmouth Castle suffered a similar fate just 30+ years later. Gordon Lightfoot wrote a song about the sad event long before the Edmund Fitzgerald. (The Ballad of the Yarmouth Castle)
Been following Oceanliner designs since the start and my god he has grown into something truly unique and special, honoring the people who have or are treading the ocean. CHEERS to you Mike🎉🎉🎉
I live 15 minutes from where this happened. Last year they discovered the Anchor not too far from where she beached. There is a also plaque commemorating the incident. Thank you for covering a part of our local NJ history. Thank you from across both the Atlantic and Pacific
My family had a house in the town just south of Asbury Park. The Morro Castle is large in our family history. I was just talkìng to my sister aboit this the other day. So thank you for the complete story
Awesome. My father saw the MORRO CASTLE when it beached at Asbury Park. He lived in NJ, and his father and mother decided to hop in the car and go see it. I can't help but think that somewhere in those photos of the crowds with "morbid curiosity" are my father and grandparents. I had a cousin through marriage (who had big BIG bucks) who was fascinated by the tragedy, and collected many artifacts from that ill fated ship... I have also found it fascinating, and have a water line model of that ship and several books.
I cannot wait for part 2! This is a fascinating story and having two of my favorite You Tubers in the same episode is the icing on the cake! Mike and Caitlin in the same video is gonna be amazing!
Mike Brady and Caitlin Doughty is a collab I wasn't expecting to see but I'm sure it's going to be an incredible one! Now if Ti's Hot Mess History joins in to make a complete deep dive series about the social scene of the Titanic/Gilded Age, followed by the tragic outcome of the sinking and the later life of some of the survivors, that will be one for the ages!
Looks like our friend Mike Brady has done it again, another great Oceanliner Designs adventure. This video is fantastic compared to how I first heard of the Morro Castle reading about it back in the 1970s. How fortunate this new generation of disaster at Sea enthusiasts are to have a friend like you taking them on these epic adventures. Your friend, Duane Barbic
Great video. Not just a repeat of general facts but an in depth dive into the facts and the people involved. It is also presented with an obvious love of the sea, the ships and the people.
wow! Caitling is here too! great, first Caitlin´s video about the party ship in London and your help with the animation and now she is here... two of my favourite youtube people. thanks!
Superb video, Mike. Morro Castle has mostly been forgotten in favor of larger, more iconic ship disasters and I admit I didn't realize how much more there was to her story, her line, and her crew. Your 3D graphics brought her to life like NO ONE has ever done before; simply amazing. I can't wait for the next part!
When your RUclips channels Collide! I love Caitlin! I was excited in her latest video to hear her say she had the help of Oceanliner Designs for the ship graphics, I had been wondering if that's where she got the footage. Love a collab from great creators!
As a senior merchant Marine chief engineer, I am amazed every time with the quality of the videos of this channel and the amazing work, of our friend Mr Brady!
Hi Mike, really enjoyed this. I’d never heard of the Morro Castle, so great to learn about her. I watched the documentary “Titanic in Colour” recently on Channel 4 (I live in the UK), and I was delighted to see you were interviewed on the documentary. Great work as always!
Great video and looking forward to the Caitlin interview. I saw on her channel that you guys did the scenes for thatferry that sank on the River Thames, top quality stuff as always!
One of the things that always makes me excited for a new ocean liner designs upload is the production quality, with each upload I still get impressed how it gets better and better. Never stop!
Wow, fantastic, gripping opener that brought these historic people and events vividly to life. I do believe Oceanliner Designs, 'SS Morro Castle' documentary has surpassed it's usual high journalistic standards and artistic brilliance, yet again! Meticulous research, top quality production values, and sublime storytelling combined for an enthralling ride. The attention to detail is remarkable, the archive and period music selections were perfection. The passengers playing deck games in stylish, 1930s leisurewear brought to mind my late Grannie (born 1909), and photos of her as an elegant young woman of those times dressed similarly in wide brimmed hats, halternecks, and Mary Jane shoes. I loved every minute, BRAVO! Bring on Part 2 - Asap, please! 👏👏👏👏👏
What a great video.. Talk about a forgotten ship.. No one really remembers her, except in the conversation of Fireproof requirements. It was great to see you in Asbury... We used to hang out there in our teens and twenties... It was dodgey back then, but still fun. Interestingly, my grandfather, who was a longshoreman, took my mom and two of my uncles down to Asbury Park to see the ship when she washed up and was smoldering.. Because of my brother's and my love of ships, she often recounted the story of how horrible the ship looked and how the burning scent was present on the beach.. Loved seeing you connect with Caitlin... she is another favorite.. It's Thanksgiving here in the USA, so let me say I'm so grateful for you and your team that produce these videos. They are my go to, to take my mind off the other crappy situations in the USA... Still waiting for the next installment in the history of the ships.... We are up to the 30's... A great decade... Stay well mate..
For fire fighter training they use the Morro Castle as an example of having the sufficient fire stations but the fire pump not having enough psi to run more than 1 hydrant at once
Full agreement! Ms. Doughty is amazingly knowledgeable. I, myself, have benefited from the information she shares. R.A.N. Admiral of the Fleet Brady always insists on the best for his videos. Thank You for allowing us to view the work of your superior skills, SIR!
Iv been waiting for this!!!! I came across a photo album in my local historical society eith pictures if the ship washed ashore. It was incredible to see!!!!
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This is unreal quality in research/writing, narration, graphics and editing. Better than 90% of what's online or on TV now. VERY well done.
I wanted to say the same thoughts but couldn't. Thanks for doing it for me.
My thoughts exactly. How Mike and his crew manage these world class videos is remarkable. In fact better than world class.
Part 2 PLEASEEEE
Yes. Extraordinary quality.
99%
Holy SHOE! It’s Caitlin! From Ask a Mortician!
This is a collaboration that is truly amazing and I’m so here for it!!!!!!!!!!
Thought I'd recognized her too, but I wasn't quite sure. Thanks for confirming tho!
Her latest video includes some of this channel’s modeling work too! Highly recommend!
Two of my faves in one video! 😍😍
I call BS.
@@aliceklein9209 yep!
That intro was better than most modern horror films
I agree
Right?!
That's not saying much
I was NOT prepared to be so scared at the start of an Oceanliner Designs video. He definitely got the intended reaction from me
The intro just gives chills like no other. I loved it! A vintage disaster movie like no other
I had to watch this again, because it's so well done. I love how you conjured up the period and the atmosphere of fun and foreboding. Also, that intro gave me chills. Well done my friend.
Moreover, he achieved this without repeating the same shots and comments several times, as they do in modern documentaries (witch is so annoying)
@@Zbychu-k6t Even if (and I don't know that for a fact) an AI tool was used, what harm did it do? It just enhances our ability to make even greater things.
I work on a military base and saw this ship on a plaque and i screenshotted it to look into it. This video came out just in time. Thx brady.
You mean a photograph ? Lol
Not sure which "military bases" were around back in the 1930s. But I'm pretty sure Sandy Hook CG station was in operation back then. And they would have been the closest "major" CG command for that area.
And you could also be talking about Atlantic City CG station.
I was stationed at Base Gloucester NJ (Philly COTP) and there many photos on the hallway walls of various rescues/assistance the base was involved with. I loved hearing about each story, being 18 and fresh from boot.
I think elements of the 372nd Infantry Regiment, an African American National Guard unit out of New Jersey that fought with the French in World War I assisted in the recovery efforts.
We've reached a point in time where people no longer know what a photograph is
Kids today @@filmandfirearms
A crossover episode with *THE* Caitlin Doughty!?! As a huge fan of both of your channels, I am SO excited about part II.
As always, a fantastic video with production and storytelling only rivaled by major producers with huge budgets.
I was hoping when I saw her video about the Marchioness disaster, and now, my morbid little heart is full.
@@j.munday7913 🤣🤣🥰🥰
@@j.munday7913 Dark humour aside, they both have so much humanity. That is why we love them. I am SO HAPPY they are collaborating! Half way across the planet too. 👏👏
I knew something had to be brewing when they both just happened to be on the same transatlantic crossing.
This. Liked seeing OD appearing in her last video for the animations, and a direct crossover is even better.
I've been researching this story for well over a decade now for a script. It's a fascinating tale with plenty of twists. Amazingly, most locals have no idea that this happened at one of our most iconic landmarks at the Jersey Shore. Thanks for shining a spotlight on it!
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Funny, the comment just before yours as I'm reading said it's a big part of.local history in NJ.
Odd how two completely divergent views could exist. Perhaps you haven't been as clued into your local history? Or the other commentor grew up near affected relatives?
So weird.
@@videodistro I’m a history nut. I grew up minutes from where the Castle beached. Every kid in the area knew about the Hindenburg. But the Castle fire never seemed to come up. My HS students go to Asbury regularly. When I’ve mentioned the story, not a single one in a decade had heard of it but so many of them left wanting to hear more. Glad Mike has put together such a visually dynamic summary and pulled from some great source material.
@@videodistro In completely unrelated instances, I've experienced the same kind of divergence. Maybe it is a generational issue? That "the internets" in the later decades has created isolated bubbles like never before experienced.
"- This was the most life changing experience for us all!"
"- No, I've never heard of it. And I grew up here and worked there".
More bandwidth, less communication. Somehow.
I'm a native New Jersey resident, and the burning of this great vessel is a big part of our local history here. Thank you very much for covering this!
Ironic the two big transportation disasters in 1930’s New Jersey: Morro Castle in 1934, Hindenburg in 1937.
@@radamikit was the same person. Joe Biden and 3 democrats
Have to make everything political don't you, you Americans are like 2 children fighting over petty squabbles
Here's a lesson for you from Scotland the real country of the brave
Learn to shut up
@@Tom-zp1rp
Same here, actually been to the plaque for the Morro Castle and that theater shown in the intro
@@donalddonahue674 Yes, that's the Paramount in Asbury Park.
The production values on these videos are getting seriously good. Fantastic work
This is getting documentary quality even better at this point really!
My grandfather was an avid amateur shutterbug at the time, and, he traveled to Asbury Park, and, got some great pictures of the Morro Castle where she ran aground.
The fact these and Part Time Explorers documentaries aren't on the History or Discovery Channel is an absolute crime.
Although I agree I think there would be too much red tape on those channels so probably best he stays on here
I agree with the sentiment but this is way too good for these channels sadly. Imagine this video being aired between "Nostradamus: the end of the world is coming!" and "Did the aliens build the pyramids?!" , my heart couldn't take it I think...
both of those channels have lost their relevance and credibility. Such "reality show " practices as created controversy and slow drip of story movement were signs of their race to the bottom. These culminated with nails in the coffin programming like "the curse of oak island " and "ancient aliens "
Do History Channel, Discovery Channel, and A&E even do documentaries anymore? Last I looked, they were nearly wall-to-wall "reality" shows and crackpot theories content.
@@strawberryhellcat4738History Channel has not been its namesake since the early 2000's. The moment they started down ancient aliens and other garbage content it was done for. Same with net geo, a&e, discovery, etc. each had their own major pivot point.
If you follow the money you realize one common factor amongst almost all of them ( not sure about A&E). They are owned by Disney.
I love the recent crossovers with Caitlin Doughty!
The collab I never knew I needed. Love you and Caitlin, I watched her video on the Marchioness disaster and mishandling of bodies the other day! Can’t wait!
Indeed, I had my suspicions that the animations on her video on the Marchioness disaster were done by this channel…I’ll call this confirmed! What an amazing combo!
I geeked out when I saw ocean liner designs had done the animations on Caitlin’s newest video! Love the collab!
My thoughts exactly!!
Two of my most favorite RUclips presenters!! 😍
This content feels like a new level. Just that extra touch. So good
Caitlin Doughty?! Oceanliner Designs, you are really spoiling us now.
It's a Sunday evening, you prepare mentally for another week in the treadmill - and our friend Mike Brady from Oceanliner Designs manages as usual to get me somewhere completely else and tells us another story from maritime history. Thanks for that!
Always ready to learn more about the horrors of the sea
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As an historian, I have to say all your presentations are informative, well researched, accurate, entertaining and professional. This was exceptionally well done! Congratulations!
When worlds collide, it's amazing to see two of my favorite YT channel hosts collaborate. Can't wait for part two, this is fascinating.
Wow, the QUALITY Mike! And a crossover cameo with Miss Deathling herself (Caitlin)! You've captured the vibe of the 30s so well, feels like I could have been a passenger onboard with the incredible render of the SS Morro Castle, the music and the vintage film reels. Brilliant work!
Awesome video. I'm glad you decided to make it into two parts instead of rushing and cramming everything together. Can't wait for part 2!
Congrats on your recent work in Caitlin's video!
I had no clue I had such a passion for ocean liners and ships in general until I found this channel. Thank you so much for making it so fun and entertaining and graphics are great well done bro
I love it when my favorite channels collab, I saw cailtins video with your animation recently and was equally happy. way to go, guys ^-^
I'm very delighted by this Oceanliner Designs and Caitlin Doughty collab!
Awesome video Mike well done ❤
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Coincidentally, I visited Asbury Park and the Morro Castle Memorial on Friday. Can't wait to watch these videos.
YES!!! I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE!!!
These last few months, Mr Brady, yourself and your team have emerged from a healthy but hard-fought lead over the chasing pack of maritime RUclips channels, to assume a place entirely your own in the pantheon of the greats. Your dedication to duty is second to none, your skill in conveying the horrors of a tragedy equally so; the deep-felt empathy woven into each carefully-placed moment of footage or voiceover is so very clear for all to sense - and, through you therefore, we too hold the victims and survivors in our hearts. Those who never left ship, you bring back to life; those whose voyage continued long after their rescue, you humanise, because they were human. Those responsible, you give the treatment they deserved but may not have received in life, and in this way, we all feel as if something, at least, has been put right. You're not half-bad, old bean!
Full ahead, aye aye...
You know your channel is a great success when a Queen of Dethlings herself is a guest of honor!
I've been hoping that you would do a video about her. I first heard about the Morro Castle from a show called Shipwreck, I think it was. They did an episode about her and interviewed survivors. This was before arson became the accepted theory, and the show discussed other potential causes, including overheat from the updates and electrical short.
Years later, I still find her story chilling, especially since the FCC has refused to give her callsign to anyone else. If you look it up, it's still assigned to SS Morro Castle.
Another completely random, but interesting fact, because I am FULL of those and have nothing else better to do. The Morro Castle held the speed record for the New York to Havana run - until Cunard put the Mauretania on that same route at the end of her life. Yeah, poor Morro Castle lost that record REAL quick once the Maury came on scene. On Maury's last voyage before retirement, she was returning to New York from Havana and passed the Morro Castle's burned out wreck. Since the Maury had burned herself years earlier, only saved by the heroic actions of her crew, part of me likes to think if she understood how lucky she'd been then.
I love how the Oceanliner Designs team is making animations for so many of the history RUclipsrs. The Morro Castle was a fine ship when she was new.
I'm very excited to see how this story ends. Also, colab with Kaitlin Doughty!?!?! I'm a huge fan of both of your channels. This is the colab i did not know I needed, but now MUST have!
Hadn't expected to see Caitlin in a crossover episode here, but I'm happy to see it! She has a great video on how Lake Superior never gives up her dead, if you haven't watched it, I highly recommend checking it out!
I'm truly humbled the production of this is even better than most mainstream documentaries, given it's RUclips.
Giving the history and build-up to the disaster to understand what happened, looking forward to part two
Thank you always look forward to your posts
Can't wait for Part 2. Also, I'd love to have a transcript for the intro. I daresay it rivals Jack Thayer's "There was peace and the world had an even tenor to its way" speech.
It’s a poem by Byron called Darkness :)
@@OceanlinerDesigns Found it:
I had a dream, which was not all a dream.
The bright sun was extinguished, and the stars
Did wander darkling in the eternal space,
Rayless, and pathless, and the icy Earth
Swung blind and blackening in the moonless air;
Morn came and went-and came, and brought no day,
And men forgot their passions in the dread
Of this their desolation; and all hearts
Were chilled into a selfish prayer for light:
And they did live by watchfires-and the thrones,
The palaces of crownéd kings-the huts,
The habitations of all things which dwell,
Were burnt for beacons; cities were consumed,
And men were gathered round their blazing homes
To look once more into each other's face;
Happy were those who dwelt within the eye
Of the volcanos, and their mountain-torch:
A fearful hope was all the World contained;
Forests were set on fire-but hour by hour
They fell and faded-and the crackling trunks
Extinguished with a crash-and all was black.
(George Gordon, Lord Byron, "Darkness", vv. 1-21, 1816).
It's frustrating to watch the senior radio operator just sit around and do Nothing as the ship burns around him. Jeeze! Glad you are working with Caitlin. Been following her for years!
Yeah, I've been waiting for this one. I read a book about this back in the 70s after seeing The Poseidon Adventure, the film that was the opening to my personal rabbit hole into the wide, wide world of ocean liners.
Pumped that you worked with Caitlin Doughty, she's so cool
I love the crossover with Caitlin Doughty!!! Huge fan of both your channels so it's great to see you guys pop up on each others pages! Great episode. Excited for Part 2!
LOVE the intro! Well written and the imagery is beautiful!
Also CAITLIN DOUGHTY?? I love this channel so much!
This is peak content level, good job everyone involved in the making of this!
You might consider covering the SS Yarmouth Castle whose loss in a disastrous fire in 1965 prompted new laws regarding safety at sea and was immortalized in a song by Gordon Lightfoot.
Gordon Lightfoot's ballad, which IMO is one of his best works, is where I first learned about the tragedy. Fun fact: Lightfoot never made a studio version of the song. Ballad of The Yarmouth Castle and a number of his other songs were recorded during a live performance in 1968 at Massey Hall in Toronto, which were subsequently released as the album Sunday Concert in 1969.
I never knew he wrote a ballad about Yarmouth Castle. If Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is any indicator I imagine it's really good. Time for me to try and find a recording!
I wonder why he liked ships so much. Cool.
@@lsswappedcessna As I noted, it's on the album Sunday Concert. It's one of his earliest works, and is generally unknown by most outside of serious Gordon Lightfoot fans and/or those who have studied the Yarmouth Castle disaster.
I've been so looking forward to this video, the intro was beautifully done, very intense. Much appreciation for our friend Mike Brady from Oceanliner Designs.
Great to see Caitlin having an input in this one. Her video on the SS Eastland disaster was brilliant
Thanks for featuring the SS Morro Castle! Been fascinated by this tragic fire for years, especially the haunting photographs of the gutted hulk washed up at Asbury Park. Well done as always!
Great Video. So way back when.....(As I've been a liner enthusiast my entire life)....in High School I used to give lectures on the history of the ocean liners. One day in my senior year I did one on the "Morro Castle"......after reading "Shipwreck: the strange fate of the Morro Castle".....and the interest in the story amongst otherwise uninterested teenagers in Laguna Beach, Ca back then was amazing. I think it was because of the George White Rogers angle, and particularly his life of crime after the disaster.......Anyway, "When the dancing stopped" was also another good read. Cheers, mate!
Been a long time fan of my friend Mike Brady and I just wanted to tell you how awesome it’s been to watch your growth as a creator. The quality of your writing and production has gotten better and more sophisticated year over year, and it’s been so much fun to observe it in real time; one video after another. Keep up the fantastic work, friend. You’ve built something very interesting, educational, and impressive.
Just replied with exactly the same thoughts but without your quality! I was also going to write that it feels like the Beatles improving on every album...
I have LONG waited for a quality feature length documentary on the Morro Castle disaster. Thanks Mike, for giving me it.
Excellent, when I saw the Ask A Mortician video I wasn’t expecting a crossover!!! What an amazing collaboration between 2 of my favourite channels 🎉
Mike, your channel just gets better and better. Thanks for all this outstanding maritime history.
Mike, my friend from Oceanliner Designs, you’ve truly outdone yourself with this episode. The writing, the narration, the mood, storytelling, visuals, and more were on point. Thank you and honestly can’t wait for part 2!
Having read "Fire at Sea" by Thomas Gallagher years ago I was very impressed with your presentation of this disaster. I look forward to Part 2!
collab of the oceanliner designs and the order of the good death? absolutely amazing
The Yarmouth Castle suffered a similar fate just 30+ years later. Gordon Lightfoot wrote a song about the sad event long before the Edmund Fitzgerald. (The Ballad of the Yarmouth Castle)
Been following Oceanliner designs since the start and my god he has grown into something truly unique and special, honoring the people who have or are treading the ocean. CHEERS to you Mike🎉🎉🎉
I live 15 minutes from where this happened. Last year they discovered the Anchor not too far from where she beached. There is a also plaque commemorating the incident. Thank you for covering a part of our local NJ history. Thank you from across both the Atlantic and Pacific
My family had a house in the town just south of Asbury Park. The Morro Castle is large in our family history. I was just talkìng to my sister aboit this the other day. So thank you for the complete story
Awesome. My father saw the MORRO CASTLE when it beached at Asbury Park. He lived in NJ, and his father and mother decided to hop in the car and go see it. I can't help but think that somewhere in those photos of the crowds with "morbid curiosity" are my father and grandparents. I had a cousin through marriage (who had big BIG bucks) who was fascinated by the tragedy, and collected many artifacts from that ill fated ship... I have also found it fascinating, and have a water line model of that ship and several books.
I cannot wait for part 2! This is a fascinating story and having two of my favorite You Tubers in the same episode is the icing on the cake! Mike and Caitlin in the same video is gonna be amazing!
Looking forward to the second part, with Caitlin! Excellent so far! Horrible tragedy! 😢
The production of your videos is just on the next level!!! Can't wait for part 2 and Caitlin's input, such a fantastic crossover!!! 👏☺
These videos are becoming more and more like documentaries, and I am SO pumped for it!
I loved your collab on Caitlin Doughty's channel! I knew it was your work immediately.
Mike Brady and Caitlin Doughty is a collab I wasn't expecting to see but I'm sure it's going to be an incredible one! Now if Ti's Hot Mess History joins in to make a complete deep dive series about the social scene of the Titanic/Gilded Age, followed by the tragic outcome of the sinking and the later life of some of the survivors, that will be one for the ages!
Me watching any movie in a theater: 😴
Me watching a documentary by Oceanliner Designs, Shipwreck Sunday, etc.: 😀
The production quality of this channel never ceases to amaze me, honestly. Love it!
Mike, this is fantastic mate. Great video, got a real feel for the journey and atmosphere. Great job. Lee UK
Looks like our friend Mike Brady has done it again, another great Oceanliner Designs adventure. This video is fantastic compared to how I first heard of the Morro Castle reading about it back in the 1970s. How fortunate this new generation of disaster at Sea enthusiasts are to have a friend like you taking them on these epic adventures. Your friend, Duane Barbic
Great video. Not just a repeat of general facts but an in depth dive into the facts and the people involved. It is also presented with an obvious love of the sea, the ships and the people.
wow! Caitling is here too! great, first Caitlin´s video about the party ship in London and your help with the animation and now she is here... two of my favourite youtube people. thanks!
Superb video, Mike. Morro Castle has mostly been forgotten in favor of larger, more iconic ship disasters and I admit I didn't realize how much more there was to her story, her line, and her crew. Your 3D graphics brought her to life like NO ONE has ever done before; simply amazing. I can't wait for the next part!
Mike AND Caitlin?! No way!! The collab we didn’t know we needed.
When your RUclips channels Collide! I love Caitlin! I was excited in her latest video to hear her say she had the help of Oceanliner Designs for the ship graphics, I had been wondering if that's where she got the footage. Love a collab from great creators!
This is some pro level stuff! Looking forward to the next episode!
The production quality of this channel is just a thing to behold. It’s a shame programming like this isn’t more mainstream or on television nowadays
Talk about a dream team with you and Caitlin. Very excited to watch part two!
Great jobs as always!
Thanks for the new video Mike!
As a senior merchant Marine chief engineer, I am amazed every time with the quality of the videos of this channel and the amazing work, of our friend Mr Brady!
Aaah i saw your shoutout on Caitlin's video Friday.... this is INCREDIBLE!
Do you think you could make a real time animation of the Wilhelm Gustloff sinking?
YES
A collab between two of my favourite channels?? I'm stoked.
I HAVE NEVER BEEN HYPED FOR A CROSSOVER MORE IN MY LIFE
Hi Mike, really enjoyed this. I’d never heard of the Morro Castle, so great to learn about her. I watched the documentary “Titanic in Colour” recently on Channel 4 (I live in the UK), and I was delighted to see you were interviewed on the documentary. Great work as always!
Mike, you’re a fabulous story teller. I’ll bet you’d be a great audio book reader.
I found the first part about the SS Morro Castle disaster very interesting and very informative, thank you very much
I love Caitlin Doughty!! I saw the animation you did for her channel and it was fantastic! I'm so glad she's going to be on your channel!!!
Great video and looking forward to the Caitlin interview. I saw on her channel that you guys did the scenes for thatferry that sank on the River Thames, top quality stuff as always!
One of the things that always makes me excited for a new ocean liner designs upload is the production quality, with each upload I still get impressed how it gets better and better. Never stop!
Thank you so much for this, Mike . Very professional and moving. Looking forward to part 2. 👏 👌
Wow, fantastic, gripping opener that brought these historic people and events vividly to life. I do believe Oceanliner Designs, 'SS Morro Castle' documentary has surpassed it's usual high journalistic standards and artistic brilliance, yet again!
Meticulous research, top quality production values, and sublime storytelling combined for an enthralling ride. The attention to detail is remarkable, the archive and period music selections were perfection.
The passengers playing deck games in stylish, 1930s leisurewear brought to mind my late Grannie (born 1909), and photos of her as an elegant young woman of those times dressed similarly in wide brimmed hats, halternecks, and Mary Jane shoes.
I loved every minute, BRAVO! Bring on Part 2 - Asap, please! 👏👏👏👏👏
Wait, Mike Brady was 10 miles from my house and I didn't get to meet him??? That sucks. Awesome video as usual, can't wait for part 2.
What a great video.. Talk about a forgotten ship.. No one really remembers her, except in the conversation of Fireproof requirements. It was great to see you in Asbury... We used to hang out there in our teens and twenties... It was dodgey back then, but still fun. Interestingly, my grandfather, who was a longshoreman, took my mom and two of my uncles down to Asbury Park to see the ship when she washed up and was smoldering.. Because of my brother's and my love of ships, she often recounted the story of how horrible the ship looked and how the burning scent was present on the beach.. Loved seeing you connect with Caitlin... she is another favorite.. It's Thanksgiving here in the USA, so let me say I'm so grateful for you and your team that produce these videos. They are my go to, to take my mind off the other crappy situations in the USA... Still waiting for the next installment in the history of the ships.... We are up to the 30's... A great decade... Stay well mate..
For fire fighter training they use the Morro Castle as an example of having the sufficient fire stations but the fire pump not having enough psi to run more than 1 hydrant at once
I squealed when Caitlin from Ask a Mortician said your name in her video! and omg i'm so hype for the next one!
Full agreement! Ms. Doughty is amazingly knowledgeable. I, myself, have benefited from the information she shares. R.A.N. Admiral of the Fleet Brady always insists on the best for his videos. Thank You for allowing us to view the work of your superior skills, SIR!
Iv been waiting for this!!!! I came across a photo album in my local historical society eith pictures if the ship washed ashore. It was incredible to see!!!!
No ones helps us to see these events quite like you videos and words do! So stoked for part 2!
Caitlin!!!! This was fantastic, as always! Thanks so much! Can’t wait for part 2. :3