About the Book

On a stormy night in September 1934, the Morro Castle was making its way through heavy seas en route from Havana to New York City. Shortly after 2: 00 A.M., while most of the passengers slept, fire suddenly engulfed the luxury liner; within an hour, hundreds were dead or struggling desperately in the water.
The fire's apparently inexplicable outbreak wasn't the only tragic occurance that night aboard the Morro Castle. Hours earlier, Captain Robert Wilmott had died in his cabin under suspicious circumstances.
Had Wilmott been poisoned? Was the fire accidental, or intentionally set?
Drawing on interviews with the survivors and in-depth research, Thomas Gallagher skillfully recreates the Morro Castle tragedy, proposing convincing solutions to its mysteries.
In Fire At Sea, which won the Mystery Writers of America's 1960 Edgar Award for Nonfiction, a seasoned reporter's meticulous attention to detail is combined with a novelist's sense of his story's drama. The result is a vivid and unforgettable story of the sea.

Product Details

Media: Paperback Book, 280 pages

Language: English

Publisher: Lyons Press

Edition: Unknown

ISBN-10: 158574624X

Publication Date: Aug. 31st, 2003

ISBN-13: 9781585746248

Dimensions: 6.58 x 8.48 x 0.86 inches

Shipping Weight: 0.85 lbs

• Categories: General Historical Fiction Maritime History