Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1965 Press Photo Byron Voutsinas with aide en route to Coast Guard headquarters at the best online prices at eBay! In addition to the captains abandonment of command responsibilities, the death toll was compounded by several unnecessary errors. Fair use, Wikipedia.org. Left the shipping industry to open a restaurant. Passenger ship construction standards were subsequently strengthened and US law was amended to provide for examination by the Coast Guard of foreign passenger vessels embarking passengers in a US port to ensure compliance with international standards. There was only one radio operator on board, while the law required two. Eighty-seven people went down with the ship, and three of the rescued passengers later died at hospitals, bringing the final death toll to 90. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. The room was filled with mattresses and paint cans, which fed the flames. Avranas was charged with misconduct after it was discovered that he and numerous crew members left the ship while the passengers remained behind. Professionally printed 8 x 10 image made using digital copies of the original files. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) investigation showed that room 610 was not empty contrary to what the Yarmouth Castle Greek Captain, Byron Voutsinas, age 35, testified, instead full of old mattresses, papers, old wall panels, broken chairs and other highly flammable debris such as paint, floor cleaner and wax. Voutsinas was criticized by Coast Guard but not punished. On February 12, 1927, the ship was launched and christened Evangeline, with completion in September and delivery on October 4, 1927. [10] The ship returned on December 25, 1944, to Honolulu, and in January 1945 to San Francisco, where the Navy took over jurisdiction briefly until April. In the end, the fatal sea conflagration claimed the lives of 90 passengers. View. Capt. Upon their rescue by a French liner, only 15 of the original 147 raft passengers had survived. We encourage you to research and examine . This law brought new maritime safety rules, requiring fire drills, safety inspections and structural changes to new ships, that exclude wood products from structural composition. The ship stopped 100 yards from Yarmouth Castle and launched lifeboats, which lined up against the starboard side of the burning ship. No sprinkler head was installed in the room. Byron Voutsinas of the Yarmouth Castle said today that he was the last man to abandon the old cruise liner when she burned and sank early Saturday off Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas. Santa Cruz Sentinel, Volume 109, Number 271, 16 November 1965 Page 1 While some bodies were recovered, most were lost with the ship. The ship caught fire and sank on November 13, 1965 while en route from Miami, Florida to Nassau, Bahamas. FOR SALE! Of the 20, only four were passengers, none of whom were women or children. Crewmen who rushed to the mans aid found the stairwell filled with smoke and flames. He boarded the four passengers, but ordered Voutsinas, 35, and his crew back to their ship to assist in the rescue of her passengers. Beloved husband of Barbara. If some people like to stay, they can stay. Such callous words were spoken by Yiannis Avranas, captain of the Greek luxury liner Oceanos, which sank off the coast of South Africa in 1991. $19.99 + $4.99 shipping 1965 Press Photo Yarmouth Castle Capt Byron Voutsinas Describes Disaster 3 Pics $10.00 + $4.99 shipping 1965 Press Photo Smoke markers indicate where SS Yarmouth Castle sank in Bahamas $19.99 + $4.99 shipping Hover to zoom Have one to sell? Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. 1965 Press Photo Yarmouth Castle Captain Byron Voutsinas at news conference. And J. Captain Brown order his lifeboats into the water and had them pull along side Yarmouth Castles starboard side. Find the perfect Byron Voutsinas stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. View Full Article in Timesmachine , See the article in its original context from. Adam is just a hubcap trying to hold on in the fast lane. Lifeboats were being launched half full, with only crew members aboard, amidst a mass of passengers helplessly pleading for life jackets. Complete Wfathrr, Page 7A 0 Established In 1896 TODAY'S . For that matter, he was missed before he left. ( The captain goes down with the ship) . The radio officer could not send a distress call because of flames and smoke in the radio room. Get this The Daily Herald page for free from Wednesday, November 17, 1965 aces Hemispheric Problems By PHIL NEWSQM ITI Foreign News Analyst overlooking Rio de Janeiro'sjvears ago and the bay . The first song, Keiner von den Schnheit Tchtern, is based on the poem There be none of beauty's daughters by . When flames pushed him back, he backed off, lowered his lifeboat and sent it to Yarmouth Castle. 128 people died. E-Crime E-Crime 11,000,000 gallons of oil spilled. Stewardess Phyllis Hall and Dr. Lisardo Diaz-Toorens, the ships physician were the two crew who went down with the ship. A: The short answer is no. [13] Yarmouth Castle's largely wooden superstructure was found to be the main cause of the fire's rapid spread. The general alarm would have sounded alarm bells throughout the ship, alerted the passengers, and summoned off-duty personnel to the emergency stations. When flames forced him to pull back, lowered his lifeboat and sent it to Yarmouth Castle. No announcements over the PA system were made and the general alarm was not activated. After transporting the atomic bomb that would level Hiroshima, the USS Indianapolis was hit by a Japanese torpedo on June 30, 1945. Byron N. Voutsinas M.B.A. Former owner of Chateau La Mer Restaurant in Lindenhurst. Grow your brand authentically by sharing brand content with the internets creators. Bizarre. The passenger liner Bahama Star was following Yarmouth Castle at about twelve miles distance. Crew members attempted to battle the flames with hoses, but were hampered by low hydrant pressure. At what point, Tradition holds that in the unfortunate event of a maritime disaster, the captain is the last to leave, if not going down with the ship. See the entire Passenger and Crew List of cruise ship deaths in the Yarmouth Castle Gallery. Background details that you might want to know about Byron include: ethnicity is Caucasian, whose political affiliation is none; and religious views are listed as Christian. 3452 x 4443 px (11.51 x 14.81 in) - 300 dpi - 9 MB. Seeing the effort by Captain Brown, Captain Lehto ordered his motorboat into the water to quickly tow Browns lifeboats back to the Bahama Star, unload the passengers, so they could quickly return for more survivors. While helpless, abandoned passengers were jumping overboard, an enraged Brown scolded Voutsinas and ordered him back to his inflamed ship to assist in the evacuation. After colliding with an underwater obstruction, the men aboard saw to it that all women and children were the first to be placed into the three lifeboats available. The sprinkler system activated but was largely ineffective due to the severity of the fire. During recent renovations, the windows to outside cabins were sloppily painted, resulted in window frames being painted shut. Others pulled passengers from the windows of their cabins and directed them to rope ladders on the side of the ship. Get this The Miami News page for free from Tuesday, November 16, 1965 bys Fair through tomor- row. Select from premium Byron Voutsinas of the highest quality. A scanner may interpret colors and contrast differently than human eyes will, so it is possible that the actual photograph may be slightly darker or lighter in person. Fourteen critically-injured people were taken by helicopter from Bahama Star to Nassau hospitals. Abandon is for everybody. Atlanta, Georgia 30328 | 877.481.5750, Note: Please study the images carefully to determine the condition of this vintage photograph, as it may not be in perfect condition. 344 Followers, 1,322 Following, 56 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Byron Nicholas Voutsinas (@byronvoutsinas) Sadly for the passengers aboard the SS Jeddah, their captain, Joseph Clark, did not abide by the noble Birkenhead Drill. After encountering unremitting, turbulent weather, Capt. It was this same explanation given for the crew of Yarmouth Castle never calling out a SOS distress signal to alert those vessels able to assist in the rescue. Starting about 2:30a.m. the U.S. Coast Guard began sending planes and later helicopters to assist in the rescue. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images Various eyewitness accounts indicate that Schettino had been showing off to a female acquaintance moments before he crashed the Costa Concordia into rocks off of the Tuscany coast. Given that the officers of the vessel had all fled in the few lifeboats available, the ships hired entertainment took over rescue efforts. Many passengers had to break windows and squeeze through portholes to exit their burning cabins. $19.99 + $4.99 shipping Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot wrote a song based on the tragedy. The yachts captain, Julian Harvey, chose to bring his new wife along for the journey as well. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Like a true gentleman, Schettino chose to abandon the ship, leaving the majority of his crew and passengers on board. It may contain wrinkles, cracks, and possibly even tears due to its age and how it was handled before it got to us. By this time,Yarmouth Castlewas 120 miles east of Miami and 60 miles northwest of Nassau. The watch officer immediately notified Captain Voutsinas of the fire. She offered service from New York City to the Bahamas for Caribbean Cruise Lines, which went bankrupt that same year. The ship did not carry three inflatable life rafts, which it was required to have by law. When you buy anything through the link below, Amazon will contribute a small amount to Ocean Liners Magazine at no extra cost to you.Shop Now, Ocean Liners Magazine Finnpulp rescued 51 passengers and 41 crew. Less than 24 hours after Terry Jo was pulled from the waters, Julian Harvey slit his arms, wrists, and throat in a Miami motel room. While helpless, abandoned passengers were jumping overboard, an enraged Brown scolded Voutsinas and ordered him back to his inflamed ship to assist in the evacuation. SS Yarmouth Castle, built as Evangeline, was an American steamship whose loss in a disastrous fire in 1965 prompted new laws regarding safety at sea. In The Beginning. The ship had a glassed-in promenade deck, two social halls, a library, a dancing saloon and a verandah cafe. Since an upgrade of the ship to the then-current construction standards was not viable, the United States Coast Guard allowed the wooden construction to remain but mandated several improvements, including the installation of a ship-wide sprinkler system.[11]. Evangeline was built for a new service between New York City and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. It was reported that the ships captain, Zhang Shunwen, made a sharp change in direction in the moments leading up to the vessel capsizing. The ship ran pleasure cruises on the 186-mile stretch between Miami and Nassau. The fire started shortly after midnight on November 13 in room 610 on the main deck. Cherished grandfather of 12. The freighter radioed Nassau three times but got no reply. When the first of Yarmouth Castle's own lifeboats arrived with its captain, crew members and only four passengers on board, Lehto became enraged. Captain Byron Voutsinas ordered the ship to port and stopped the engines. Soon after, the captain, along with politicians and officers, boarded the only five lifeboats aboard, leaving the remainder of the passengers no choice but to herd onto a makeshift raft. The lifeboats other 16 consisted of the Capt. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Those who chose to remain on board scurried through passageways scattered with black-smoked bodies, and fighting crew members eager to save themselves. The ship was sold in 1963[1] to the Chadade Steamship Company, and her name was changed to Yarmouth Castle that year. At the time of the fire, the room was being used as a storage space and contained mattresses, chairs and other combustible materials. 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