Winter, 1955 - An entire U.S. Navy destroyer is teleported from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Norfolk, Virginia and back. At least that's what an anonymously delivered book of handwritten notes would have us believe. Follow us on social: https://twitter.com/mc_lotta https://twitter.com/handsomemaster2 https://twitter.com/elysewillems Are you a FIRST Member and need your Private RSS feed for this show? Go here: bit.ly/FIRSTRSS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

July 28th, 1945 - The USS Indianapolis set out from Guam after dropping off the components for the bomb destined for Hiroshima. Two days later, the Indianapolis had sunk. A third of her crew was dead and the rest clung desperately to life boats as the sharks circled. Follow us on social: https://twitter.com/mc_lotta https://twitter.com/handsomemaster2 Are you a FIRST Member and need your Private RSS feed for this show? Go here: bit.ly/FIRSTRSS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

The USS Indianapolis set out from San Francisco to Pearl Harbor on a top secret mission. Two weeks later the Indianapolis had sunk, and her crew had spent three harrowing days in shark infested waters. The world would never be the same again. Follow us on social: https://twitter.com/mc_lotta https://twitter.com/handsomemaster2 Are you a FIRST Member and need your Private RSS feed for this show? Go here: bit.ly/FIRSTRSS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

March 23rd, 1911 - A cargo ship carrying forty-nine passengers, seventy-three crew members, and one famous racing horse, Set out from Mackay, Australia. Within hours the ship and all aboard had mysteriously disappeared, only to be discovered forty-seven years later. Follow us on social: https://twitter.com/mc_lotta https://twitter.com/handsomemaster2 Are you a FIRST Member and need your Private RSS feed for this show? Go here: bit.ly/FIRSTRSS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

A fleet of ships and submarines enter a foggy cove, not knowing they are sailing to their deaths. The most powerful fleet in the ancient world is thwarted by a seemingly supernatural storm. And one of America’s greatest tragedies on land reveals a mysterious maritime relic.  Go to http://lectricebikes.com to save up to $250 with a special Black Friday Bundle. Go to http://masterclass.com/shiphitsfan to give an annual membership and get one free! Follow us on...

March 16th, 1978 - A traditional Hawaiian canoe left Honolulu with plans to travel to Tahiti using only ancient navigation methods and the tools of their ancestors. Only a few hours later the boat capsized, and one crew member would never be seen again. Go to http://lectricebikes.com to save up to $250 with a special Black Friday Bundle. Go to http://hellofresh.com/shiphitsfan65 and use code shiphitsfan65 for 65% off plus free shipping! Follow us on...

In this week's episode Charlotte, Patrick, and Brian discuss the needless tragedy of the SS Mont-Blanc, whose collision with the SS Imo resulted in the largest ever man made explosion until the invention of the atomic bomb. Are you a FIRST Member and need your Private RSS feed for this show? Go here: bit.ly/FIRSTRSS Follow us on social: https://twitter.com/mc_lotta https://twitter.com/handsomemaster2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode Charlotte, Patrick, and Brian discuss the tragedy of The Costa Concordia, the only cruise ship in history to meet its end due to category 5 peacocking. Follow us on social: https://twitter.com/mc_lotta https://twitter.com/handsomemaster2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Tell your friends, tell your mom, tell her book club." This week Charlotte, Patrick, and Brian discuss the final voyage of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, just one in a long line of ships swallowed by the capricious, freezing waters of the Great Lakes. Follow us on social: https://twitter.com/mc_lotta https://twitter.com/handsomemaster2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 23, 1912 - A ship loaded with Christmas trees sinks in a violent storm on Lake Michigan. All on board were killed. But the wreck would become a legend that lives on to this day.  This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/shiphitsfan to get 10% off your first month. Go to http://uncommongoods.com/SHIPHITSFAN for 15% off. Follow us on social: https://twitter.com/mc_lotta https://twitter.com/handsomemaster2 https://twitter.com/briangaar Are you a FIRST Member...

Sept 12, 1857 - A sidewheel steamer named the SS Central America sinks off the coast of North Carolina. Hundreds of people died in what was one of the worst maritime disasters at the time. But also aboard the ship was millions of dollars in gold. What happened next would cause a financial meltdown in the US that would be felt for years to come. Go to http://uncommongoods.com/SHIPHITSFAN for 15% off. Go to http://lectricebikes.com to save up to $150 on a 2.0 eBike purchase. Follow us on...

August 12, 2000 - The Russian nuclear submarine, the Kursk, is taking part in a major fleet exercise when a pair of huge explosions rocks the craft. What happens next is one of the worst peacetime submarine accidents ever. Go to http://hellofresh.com/SHIPHITSFAN65 and use code SHIPHITSFAN65 for 65% off plus free shipping! Thanks to BetterHelp for sponsoring this video. Go to http://betterhelp.com/shiphitsfan to get 10% off your first month! Follow us on...

April 16, 1947 - A cargo ship filled with fertilizer prepares to leave the Texas coast en route to Europe, to help with the rebuilding effort after World War II. But before the ship leaves port, a small fire is spotted on board. What followed would be the deadliest industrial accident in American history. Go to http://meundies.com/SHIPHITSFAN to get 20% off your first order and free shipping. Listen to 30 Morbid Minutes wherever you get your podcasts! Follow us on...

August 10, 1628 - The newly built warship, the Vasa, an incredibly ornate and well-armed ship that’s the pride of the Swedish Empire, sinks almost immediately after it launches. It’s an unmitigated disaster and an embarrassment for the king. And today, nearly 400 years later the Vasa is both a historical treasure and a lesson in what not to do. Go to http://lectricebikes.com to get $100 off any eBike purchase. Follow us on...

June 4, 1629 - A ship loaded with treasure wrecks near a small island off the western coast of Australia. Many on board manage to escape and make their way to shore. But that was just the beginning. What followed was a tale of mutiny, backstabbing and murder that has been called “one of the worst horror stories in maritime history.” Download the FREE Upside App and use promo code HITSFAN to get $5 or more cash back on your first purchase of $10 or more. Follow us on...

November 20, 1820 - An American whaleboat is attacked and destroyed, ironically, by a whale. What happens next is a harrowing account of survival that would go on to inspire one of the great American novels.  Go to http://hellofresh.com/SHIPHITSFAN16 and use code SHIPHITSFAN16 for 16 free meals across 7 boxes AND 3 free gifts! Go to http://betterhelp.com/shiphitsfan to get 10% off your first month! Follow us on...

Feb 16, 2020 - A jogger near the southern coast of Ireland makes a strange discovery: a rusty 2,400-ton ship appeared to be stranded on some rocks. Authorities later arrive on the scene and try to contact anyone on board. But nobody responds. The ship is abandoned, and has been for a long time, in one of the strangest maritime events in recent memory. Follow us on social: https://twitter.com/mc_lotta https://twitter.com/handsomemaster2 https://twitter.com/briangaar Are you a FIRST Member...

May 31, 1920 - An oil tanker named the SS Selma hits a jetty off the coast of Tampico, Mexico. The impact rips a hole in the ship’s hull and the ship is taken to Galveston for repairs. When those don’t work, the ship becomes a permanent landmark on the Gulf coast of Texas. Follow us on social: https://twitter.com/mc_lotta https://twitter.com/handsomemaster2 https://twitter.com/briangaar Are you a FIRST Member and need your Private RSS feed for this show? Go here: bit.ly/FIRSTRSS

February 22, 1803 - A group of Japanese fishermen spot a very unusual boat floating near the shore. What happens next will become a legend that endures over the next 200 years.  Follow us on social: https://twitter.com/mc_lotta https://twitter.com/handsomemaster2 https://twitter.com/briangaar Are you a FIRST Member and need your Private RSS feed for this show? Go here: bit.ly/FIRSTRSS

January 30, 1945 - The curtain is falling on Nazi Germany, and the Eastern Front is collapsing as the Soviet Army advances. Thousands of panicked German evacuees and soldiers pile onto an ocean liner in the hopes of escaping via the Baltic Sea. Most would never make it. What happened next would be the deadliest disaster in maritime history.  Go to http://meundies.com/shiphitsfan to get 20% off your first order plus free shipping. Go to http://lectricebikes.com to get $100 off any eBike...

November 24, 1120 - A ship full of English nobles, including the heir to the throne, hits a rock off the coast of Normandy. What happens next will set off a crisis in England that will reverberate for centuries to come.  Go to http://betterhelp.com/shiphitsfan to get 10% off your first month! Follow us on social: https://twitter.com/mc_lotta https://twitter.com/handsomemaster2 https://twitter.com/briangaar Are you a FIRST Member and need your Private RSS feed for this show? Go here:...

January 2022. Óscar Moreno Ricardo is arrested by authorities in Colombia. Authorities say the former speedboat driver has devoted the last 20 years to building some of the most ingenious vehicles in the world: narco subs. We’re going to learn all about them in this weeks’ episode.  Follow us on social: https://twitter.com/mc_lotta https://twitter.com/handsomemaster2 https://twitter.com/briangaar Are you a FIRST Member and need your Private RSS feed for this show? Go here: bit.ly/FIRSTRSS

July 19, 1545. The English warship, the Mary Rose, sinks during a battle against the invading French army. The fate of the Mary Rose was a mystery that has lasted hundreds of years -- but in recent decades the ship was pulled from the bottom of the sea, and has become a priceless historic artifact. Go to http://lectricebikes.com and use code SHIPHITSTHEFAN to get a free foldable, mountable bike lock with any bike purchase. Follow us on...

April 8, 2009. The Maersk Alabama is traveling to Kenya with a load of food aid when it’s attacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean. It’s the first time in two centuries that a US flagged ship has been seized by pirates.  What happened next became an international sensation, and the subject of a blockbuster movie, starring Tom Hanks. Go to http://meundies.com/shiphitsfan to get 15% off your first order. Go to http://solostove.com and use promo code SHIPHITSTHEFAN for $10 off on top of their...

March 31, 1873. The SS Atlantic is making its 19th trip across the Atlantic Ocean, carrying nearly 1,000 passengers from Liverpool, England to New York City. But there was a problem. It was running out of fuel. Its captain decided on a change of course. And that decision would lead to one of the worst disasters in maritime history. Head over to http://rtxevent.com to grab your badge for RTX Austin! Follow us on...