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. BYRON VOUTSINAS OBITUARY VOUTSINAS - Byron of Islandia, on February 16, 2010. [4], In actual operation Evangeline served on both the Boston and New York routes with seasonal variation. Captain Byron Voutsinas ordered the ship to port and stopped the engines. [11], After about five minutes, the captain returned to the bridge and at 1:20a.m. ordered the ship stopped. Finnpulp lowered a motorboat, which towed some of the boats to Bahama Star. The first song, Keiner von den Schnheit Tchtern, is based on the poem There be none of beauty's daughters by . At the time of the fire, the room was being used as a storage space and contained mattresses, chairs and other combustible materials. The report blames the captain and officers on the scene for not taking "firm and positive" action to organize firefighting and evacuation of passengers. PHOTO FRONTPHOTO BACKHistoric Images Part Number: now53925Sell Smarter with Kyozou. Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its original form through TimesMachine. Both ships arrived in Nassau on 13 November. TheYarmouth Castledisaster was followed by updates to SOLAS, the Safety of Life at Sea law. The captain on the voyage was 35-year-old Byron Voutsinas. There was no sprinkler head in room 610. 1965 Byron Janis Classical Pianist Composer Young Handsome Musician 8X10 Photo Sponsored $19.99 + $4.99 shipping 1965 Press Photo Yarmouth Castle Captain Byron Voutsinas questioned in Miami $17.88 + $4.99 shipping 1965 Press Photo Yarmouth Castle Captain Byron Voutsinas at news conference. DREAM OF PASSION 14 8x10 Stills '78 Melina Mercouri & Ellen Burstyn, Dir, Civil War Period Envelopes To Yarmouth Massachusetts Capt. 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. 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. Later, Voutsinas would testify that he was not a coward, and in fact was the last to leave his ship, an honor no captain takes lightly. Antique Cabinet Card Photo 1890, Portsmouth Ohio. In addition, Avranas was said to have taken unnecessary risks by sailing the old cruise ship into a major storm. Inventory and Ecommerce Management, If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please, Relevant Yarmouth Castle departed Miami for Nassau on Others descended ropes and rope ladders. Actor: Raging Bull. The whole front half of the ship was quickly engulfed, causing passengers and crew to flee to the stern of the ship. [9] The Army assigned Evangeline the local fleet number X-18 for those operations and the ship was shown as part of the SWPA fleet until July 1945. At what point, however, does their survival instinct defy an implicit custom that, albeit honorable, seldom ends well? 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. Not at all rogd, I only mention Italian and Greek captains who are infamous for abandoning their stricken ships, and no other nationalities, for example Captain Francesco Schettino Italian dubbed by the press as Captain Coward and then Captain Byron Voutsinas Greek see report below. Peter D. Squicciarini Master Mariner U.S. Coast Guard, Atlantic Area (757) 398-7720 peter.d.squicciarini@uscg.mil. [5][9] On August 1, 1942, the ship was delivered at Norfolk, Virginia, for operation under bareboat charter by the War Department (Army) for operation as a United States Army Transport. Adam is just a hubcap trying to hold on in the fast lane. An investigation into the sinking was launched by the U.S. Coast Guard, which issued a 27-page report on the disaster in March 1966.[11]. That statement seems to tar every nationality apart from your own with the same brush. Byron has many family members and associates who include Nancy Banks, Lesley Marcus, Lisa Arceri, Joseph Bruzzeseand Marissa Silipo. In addition to the captains abandonment of command responsibilities, the death toll was compounded by several unnecessary errors. Free shipping for many products! Read Holland Evening Sentinel Newspaper Archives, Nov 16, 1965, p. 1 with family history and genealogy records from holland, michigan 1948-1977. They made it to a second lifeboat, but the ropes to lower it were painted and they stuck in the winches. The captain on the voyage was 35-year-old Byron Voutsinas. As theUS Coast Guard investigationnoted, the foreign-flag vessel was not subject to USCG inspection. Organize, control, distribute and measure all of your digital content. Byron Voutsinas of the ship, Yarmouth Castle, speaks up This is an original press photo. The captain on the voyage was 35-year-old Byron Voutsinas. Two captains and their well-organized, quick acting rescue plan saved the lives of hundreds that day, when one inept crew and captain, failed their passengers miserably. In 1965, the Bahama Star was sailing twelve miles behind the SS Yarmouth Castle when Captain Brown noticed smoke and fire emerging from the distant vessel. The Hon. Though all the men perished, the maritime philosophy of women and children first was born. Thats selfish. Upon their rescue by a French liner, only 15 of the original 147 raft passengers had survived. In 2019, she was elected to the Nassau County Supreme Court. Rescue arrived four days later, at which point, only 316 men were found alive. The ships radio operator, who had been off duty, found the radio shack to be completely ablaze by the time he reached it. 1965 Press Photo Capt. The bridge was unaware of the fire until about 1:10a.m.[11] By this time, Yarmouth Castle was 120 miles east of Miami and 60 miles northwest of Nassau. [13] Yarmouth Castle's largely wooden superstructure was found to be the main cause of the fire's rapid spread. Lord Byron, in full George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, (born January 22, 1788, London, Englanddied April 19, 1824, Missolonghi, Greece), British Romantic poet and satirist whose poetry and personality captured the imagination of Europe. The board noted that while the ship's firefighting procedures were adequate, they were not properly implemented by the crew. Given that the officers of the vessel had all fled in the few lifeboats available, the ships hired entertainment took over rescue efforts. Some say arson, others say stupidity was the culprit. Loving father of Byron. Dubbed Captain Coward by international media, Francesco Schettino argued that he was nothing more than a solitary scapegoat for a cruise ship disaster that claimed the lives of 32 people. After a short period in service, the ship was laid up, and then sold in 1954 and put under Liberian registry, operating from Boston to Nova Scotia, then to the Caribbean. george voutsinas v. BYRON VOUTSINAS Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the plaintiff's motion is denied, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, for a determination of the defendant's motions. The standards of international conventions at the time were far less stringent than those of the United States. Select from premium Byron Voutsinas of the highest quality. Such dishonor would follow him for the remainder of his life, one in which he chose to end with a bullet to the head in 1966. Also,Yarmouth Castlehad been built in 1927, and did not conform to many safety rules adopted since then. ", 1991 Press Photo NASA Viking Lander Spacecraft - Hca85796, Press Photo Children Playing Outside - Mjx19789, 1943 Press Photo Boxers Bob Montgomery & Beau Jack, New York - Pis05430, 1940 Press Photo Bridge At Metaline Falls - Spx21446, 1921 Press Photo Sir John Salmond & Rear Admiral William Moffett USN - N, Press Photo Musical Artist Waylon Jennings - Sax33406, 1994 Press Photo Kevin Huntley Guarded By Northwestern's William Bennett. Chief Officer, Acting Master Exonerated of all charges 90 Dead 90 Dead Capt. There were tales of both courage and cowardice among the crew. On April 20, 1945, Evangeline was again under the Army and returned to SWPA until returning to Los Angeles in December 1945. Jonathan Hamilton, 14 Cruise Ship Fire,SS Yarmouth Castle Passenger, November 13, 1965, Time of Death 1:00-4:00. The ship embarked on a Caribbean cruise from Miami, Florida for Nassau on November 12, 1965 with 376 passengers and 176 crewmen aboard, a total of 552 people. Had not two other rescue ships not arrived on the scene almost immediately, its likely that Yarmouth Castles survivors would have been 99 percent crew. Yarmouth Castle had passed a safety check and fire drill three weeks before the sinking. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. 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. The radio officer could not send a distress call because of flames and smoke in the radio room. After repair and conversion in Galveston, Texas, during September and October 1942, Evangeline began operations out of New York in November to Oran, Casablanca, Algiers, Bizerte and other North African ports, supporting operations after the landings in North Africa on November 8, 1942. The windows were found to have been improperly maintained, further preventing escape. The Yarmouth Castle fire was the worst disaster in North American waters since the SS Noronic burned and sank in Toronto Harbour with the loss of up to 139 lives in 1949. On November 13, shortly after midnight, a fire broke out in room 610 on the main deck. [5][9], After being refitted and refinished at the Bethlehem Steel Corporation's shipyards at a cost of US$1.5 million, she returned to passenger service in May 1947. During recent renovations, outside cabin windows were carelessly painted and essentially glued shut. The freighter radioed Nassau three times but got no reply. Passengers had also never been informed of evacuation procedures. Many passengers had to break windows and squeeze through portholes to exit their burning cabins. 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. 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. 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