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CARLETON CULLEN6 HISCOCK"died with 36 others “at sea 7-9 October 1954," when the ore freighter Mormackite capsized and sank in a storm about 150 miles east-southeast of Cape Henry, Virginia. Eleven men survived the tragedy.
The U.S. Coast Guard Report on Commandant's Action on foundering of SS Mormackite, date 1 March 1955 includes:
“The SS Mormackite, a cargo vessel of 6195 g.t., on 24-25 September 1954 at Victoria, Brazil, took on board a cargo consisting of 9,003 tons of iron ore and 30 tons of bagged cocoa beans. The ore cargo was not trimmed. On 25 September the Mormackite departed for Baltimore and its voyage north until the morning of the 7th of October was uneventful, as the weather was good and the vessel rode satisfactorily, At about 0500 7 October, seas began coming over the bow and the lookout was shifted to the flying bridge and speed was reduced. At 0530 the vessel was rolling and some shifting of cargo was heard. At 0900 with wind northeasterly, force 30 knots, and swells running, a sea struck the starboard bow a hammer-like blow, causing the cargo to shift and the vessel by 0915 was listing 25E to port. The engines were stopped. The list to port progressively increased, the stack began taking water, and the crew abandoned the vessel by walking and jumping into the sea, and by 0945 the vessel rolled over on the port side and sank stern first. No orders were given either to prepare or to abandon ship. None of the officers who might have been authorized to order such abandonment, survived. The Mormackite was fitted with 70-person motor lifeboats, one on each side of the vessel, under gravity davits, and the crew was trained in their launching and use. Since no orders were given to prepare to abandon or to abandon the vessel and in view of the heavy list that ultimately developed. the lifeboats went down with the ship, while the crew entered the water directly, wearing life preservers. No distress signals, either visual or wireless, were sent. The crew remained in the water from 0945 7 October until 0728 9 October, when the first survivors were picked up. Of the 48 persons comprising the crew of the Mormackite, 37 perished, mostly by drowning and exposure, and 11 survived. The survivors were picked up from the water in position Latitude 36E 17' North, and Longitude 73E 14' West.”
CARLETON CULLEN6 HISCOCK"died with 36 others “at sea 7-9 October 1954," when the ore freighter Mormackite capsized and sank in a storm about 150 miles east-southeast of Cape Henry, Virginia. Eleven men survived the tragedy.
The U.S. Coast Guard Report on Commandant's Action on foundering of SS Mormackite, date 1 March 1955 includes:
“The SS Mormackite, a cargo vessel of 6195 g.t., on 24-25 September 1954 at Victoria, Brazil, took on board a cargo consisting of 9,003 tons of iron ore and 30 tons of bagged cocoa beans. The ore cargo was not trimmed. On 25 September the Mormackite departed for Baltimore and its voyage north until the morning of the 7th of October was uneventful, as the weather was good and the vessel rode satisfactorily, At about 0500 7 October, seas began coming over the bow and the lookout was shifted to the flying bridge and speed was reduced. At 0530 the vessel was rolling and some shifting of cargo was heard. At 0900 with wind northeasterly, force 30 knots, and swells running, a sea struck the starboard bow a hammer-like blow, causing the cargo to shift and the vessel by 0915 was listing 25E to port. The engines were stopped. The list to port progressively increased, the stack began taking water, and the crew abandoned the vessel by walking and jumping into the sea, and by 0945 the vessel rolled over on the port side and sank stern first. No orders were given either to prepare or to abandon ship. None of the officers who might have been authorized to order such abandonment, survived. The Mormackite was fitted with 70-person motor lifeboats, one on each side of the vessel, under gravity davits, and the crew was trained in their launching and use. Since no orders were given to prepare to abandon or to abandon the vessel and in view of the heavy list that ultimately developed. the lifeboats went down with the ship, while the crew entered the water directly, wearing life preservers. No distress signals, either visual or wireless, were sent. The crew remained in the water from 0945 7 October until 0728 9 October, when the first survivors were picked up. Of the 48 persons comprising the crew of the Mormackite, 37 perished, mostly by drowning and exposure, and 11 survived. The survivors were picked up from the water in position Latitude 36E 17' North, and Longitude 73E 14' West.”
From:[email protected]
CARLETON CULLEN6 HISCOCK"died with 36 others “at sea 7-9 October 1954," when the ore freighter Mormackite capsized and sank in a storm about 150 miles east-southeast of Cape Henry, Virginia. Eleven men survived the tragedy.
The U.S. Coast Guard Report on Commandant's Action on foundering of SS Mormackite, date 1 March 1955 includes:
“The SS Mormackite, a cargo vessel of 6195 g.t., on 24-25 September 1954 at Victoria, Brazil, took on board a cargo consisting of 9,003 tons of iron ore and 30 tons of bagged cocoa beans. The ore cargo was not trimmed. On 25 September the Mormackite departed for Baltimore and its voyage north until the morning of the 7th of October was uneventful, as the weather was good and the vessel rode satisfactorily, At about 0500 7 October, seas began coming over the bow and the lookout was shifted to the flying bridge and speed was reduced. At 0530 the vessel was rolling and some shifting of cargo was heard. At 0900 with wind northeasterly, force 30 knots, and swells running, a sea struck the starboard bow a hammer-like blow, causing the cargo to shift and the vessel by 0915 was listing 25E to port. The engines were stopped. The list to port progressively increased, the stack began taking water, and the crew abandoned the vessel by walking and jumping into the sea, and by 0945 the vessel rolled over on the port side and sank stern first. No orders were given either to prepare or to abandon ship. None of the officers who might have been authorized to order such abandonment, survived. The Mormackite was fitted with 70-person motor lifeboats, one on each side of the vessel, under gravity davits, and the crew was trained in their launching and use. Since no orders were given to prepare to abandon or to abandon the vessel and in view of the heavy list that ultimately developed. the lifeboats went down with the ship, while the crew entered the water directly, wearing life preservers. No distress signals, either visual or wireless, were sent. The crew remained in the water from 0945 7 October until 0728 9 October, when the first survivors were picked up. Of the 48 persons comprising the crew of the Mormackite, 37 perished, mostly by drowning and exposure, and 11 survived. The survivors were picked up from the water in position Latitude 36E 17' North, and Longitude 73E 14' West.”
CARLETON CULLEN6 HISCOCK"died with 36 others “at sea 7-9 October 1954," when the ore freighter Mormackite capsized and sank in a storm about 150 miles east-southeast of Cape Henry, Virginia. Eleven men survived the tragedy.
The U.S. Coast Guard Report on Commandant's Action on foundering of SS Mormackite, date 1 March 1955 includes:
“The SS Mormackite, a cargo vessel of 6195 g.t., on 24-25 September 1954 at Victoria, Brazil, took on board a cargo consisting of 9,003 tons of iron ore and 30 tons of bagged cocoa beans. The ore cargo was not trimmed. On 25 September the Mormackite departed for Baltimore and its voyage north until the morning of the 7th of October was uneventful, as the weather was good and the vessel rode satisfactorily, At about 0500 7 October, seas began coming over the bow and the lookout was shifted to the flying bridge and speed was reduced. At 0530 the vessel was rolling and some shifting of cargo was heard. At 0900 with wind northeasterly, force 30 knots, and swells running, a sea struck the starboard bow a hammer-like blow, causing the cargo to shift and the vessel by 0915 was listing 25E to port. The engines were stopped. The list to port progressively increased, the stack began taking water, and the crew abandoned the vessel by walking and jumping into the sea, and by 0945 the vessel rolled over on the port side and sank stern first. No orders were given either to prepare or to abandon ship. None of the officers who might have been authorized to order such abandonment, survived. The Mormackite was fitted with 70-person motor lifeboats, one on each side of the vessel, under gravity davits, and the crew was trained in their launching and use. Since no orders were given to prepare to abandon or to abandon the vessel and in view of the heavy list that ultimately developed. the lifeboats went down with the ship, while the crew entered the water directly, wearing life preservers. No distress signals, either visual or wireless, were sent. The crew remained in the water from 0945 7 October until 0728 9 October, when the first survivors were picked up. Of the 48 persons comprising the crew of the Mormackite, 37 perished, mostly by drowning and exposure, and 11 survived. The survivors were picked up from the water in position Latitude 36E 17' North, and Longitude 73E 14' West.”
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