Collision Course: The Tragic Last Voyage of the John B. Cowle
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:31 History
2:58 The Erin Incident
3:34 1909
4:14 The Cowle Sinks
5:57 The Rescue
6:36 Rogers Testifies
7:33 The Aftermath
10:39 Outro
Discover the forgotten tragedy of the SS John B. Cowle, one of the earliest "tin pan" class vessels on the Great Lakes, whose story ended in a devastating collision that took 14 sailors to their watery graves.
Built in 1902 by Jenks Shipbuilding Company for $270,000 (equivalent to $10 million today), this iron and steel-bodied freighter met her fate in the foggy waters of Whitefish Bay on July 12, 1909. Loaded with 7,023 tons of iron ore and bound for Cleveland, the Cowle collided with the Isaac M. Scott, a new steel freighter on her maiden voyage.
Watch as we uncover the chilling details of this maritime disaster:
The eerie premonition: Three deckhands who left the ship just days before the collision
The terrifying moment when the Scott rammed into the Cowle at full speed, almost cleaving her in two
Firsthand accounts of survivors caught in whirlpools as the massive vessel sank in just 3 minutes
The desperate rescue attempts in fog-shrouded waters
The investigation that suspended both captains for excessive speed in dangerous conditions
This episode also sets up the strange connection between these two vessels with the Scott herself meeting her own tragic end just four years later in the historic storm of 1913.
Join us for this haunting tale of maritime tragedy and the 14 souls lost on that fateful day.
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