Beyond the Breakers
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Beyond The Breakers is a podcast about shipwrecks, loss, and lessons learned from maritime disasters.
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S6E7 Episode 167 - HMS Hermes
In this episode we discuss HMS Hermes, the first vessel designed explicitly as an aircraft carrier. The Sameer Project Sources:"Hermes". World War II Database. Osprey Publishing.…
S6E6 Episode 166 - MV Rema
This week it's the story of the cargo vessel MV Rema, lost in the North Sea in April 1998. The Sameer ProjectSources:Flooding and sinking of dry cargo vessel Rema with loss of 4 lives.…
S6E5 Episode 165 - SS Springfjord
This week we have the saga of the SS Springfjord, which survived World War Two unscathed but could not escape the wrath of the Central Intelligence Agency. The Sameer ProjectSources:Handy, Jim. Gift…
S6E4 Episode 164 - Tullaghmurry Lass
This week it's the tale of the small fishing vessel Tullaghmurry Lass, lost in the Irish Sea on February 14th 2002. The Sameer ProjectSources: Andrews, Rachel and Liam O'Brien. "Tullaghmurry Lass."…
S6E3 Episode 163 - Nantucket Lightship LV-117
This week it's the tale of the Nantucket lightship LV-117 and her fateful collision with the Titanic's older sister. The Sameer Project (Tents / aid for…
S6E2 Episode 162 - Zhe Ling Yu Yun 135
In this episode we discuss a maritime incident from March 2011 that saw the container ship COSCO Hong Kong collide with fishing transportation vessel Zhe Ling Yu Yun 135 off the coast of Zhejiang…
S6E1 Episode 161 - The Rodney Disaster
The first episode of Season 6 (!) takes us to Sydney Harbor for the story of the ferry Rodney. [The main story starts at 11:39] This episode ends with a trailer for the Season 6 Patreon (intro music…
S5E20 Episode 160.2 - Tirpitz, Pt. II
This episode is part two(of two) on the life and times of the German battleship Tirpitz. *This is also the final episode of Season 5 - thanks for listening and we will be back with a new season…
S5E19 Episode 160.1 - Tirpitz, Pt. I
This episode is part one (of two) on the life and times of the German battleship Tirpitz. The Sameer Project Gaza FundsSources:Hansen, Kenneth P. “Raeder Versus Wegener: Conflict in German Naval…
S5E18 Episode 159 - Padre Eterno
This week it's the tale of the Portuguese galleon Padre Eterno, launched in the Bay of Guanabara in 1663. More the story of a ship that did wreck at some point and the world she inhabited rather than…
**unlocked** 'The Ignoble Means by Which That Wealth Was Accumulated' - The Slaving Brig Henriqueta and the Illicit Slave Trade to Brazil (March 2025 2nd Mate Bonus)
We've unlocked a bonus episode for everyone, since there's some useful information here for an upcoming main episode dealing with Portugal/Brazil. Sources:Blackburn, Robin. The Making of New World…
**bonus preview** "To Defeat Such Unreasonable Purposes": Lord Dunmore's Floating Town - A Maritime Misadventure of the American Rebellion
This is a short preview of our most recent $3 bonus episode - sign up on Patreon at the $3 Able Seaperson tier for an extra episode each month, or the $5 2nd Mate tier for two extra episodes. Patrons…
S5E18 Episode 158 - SS Pacific
We're back to discuss the career of the SS Pacific (not that one, the other one!) We'll even throw in a rail disaster for…
S5E17 Episode 157.4 - "We're Living Now, Aren't We?": HMCS Karluk, Pt. IV ft. Jessica Watkins
Here we have the long-awaited conclusion to our epic series on the saga of HMCS Karluk Don't forget that there is a bonus Part V available for patrons, covering Stefansson's later ill-fated attempt…
S5E16 Episode 157.3 - "I Don't Know How This Will End": HMCS Karluk, Pt. III ft. Jessica Watkins
Jess (@jesslovesboats) is back to navigate us through Part Three (of Four) in the saga of the Karluk!gazafunds.comSources for Part II:Cavell, Janice. "The Karluk's Lost Men: The Alexander Anderson…
S5E14 Episode 157.2 - "A Nice Mess": HMCS Karluk, Pt. II ft. Jessica Watkins
Jess is back as we get further into the saga of the Karluk (emphasis on the second syllable). If you've been waiting for the shipwreck, wait no more!Sources for Part II:Cavell, Janice. "The Karluk's…
S5E13 Episode 157.1 - “Like Small Black Specks Against The Everlasting White”: HMCS Karluk, Pt. I ft. Jessica Watkins
We're joined by longtime listener and longer time polar exploration enthusiast Jessica (@jesslovesboats) for a tale that would be a certified goofball comedy if not for the overwhelming tragedy of it…
S5E12 Episode 156 - USS Oklahoma
This week it's the story of a battleship so famous that they made an entire musical about her. gazafunds.comDon't forget to check out our guest appearance on We Always Lie to Strangers where we are…
S5E11 Episode 155 - Drum Major
This week it is the story of the narrowboat Drum Major and her 1998 foundering on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal that resulted in multiple deaths.*there is about 19 minutes of intro in this one so…
S5E10 Episode 154 - R.J. Hackett ft. Kaylee Matuszak
Honorary third host of the podcast Kaylee is back this week to join us in discussing the R.J. Hackett, a vessel that changed the way bulk cargo was transported on the Great Lakes and laid the…
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Beyond the Breakers has published 229 episodes since February 2021, covering topics in Documentary, History.
Beyond the Breakers is currently moderate with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 54m.
