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Animations & Simulations/ S.S. Yarmouth
Castle
The SS Yarmouth Castle was built as a
passenger vessel in 1927 with a riveted steel
constructed hull and multiple wooden decks,
structural support and compartments. During an
overnight cruise on November 13, 1965 from Miami
to Nassau, a fire broke out in a storeroom on
the main deck. The USCG fire inspection proposed
that a stored bed mattress fell on a jury-rigged
ceiling light and started the fire. Because the
ship was designed for natural ventilation, the
fire progressed through the ship at an alarming
rate. By the time the crew located the fire,
available extinguishing equipment was not
effective. A loss of power prevented the Captain
from alerting the passengers soon enough to
organize a successful evacuation. Of 552
passengers on board, nearly one-quarter
perished.
The primary goal of the animated sequences in
this episode was to accurately illustrate the ship's
design and construction materials and to simulate
the likely fire progression from its source. Working
closely with original blueprints of the ship,
photos, survivor testimony and official US Coast
Guard reports, JMS engineers recreated the stage for
which this tragic event could be revisited and
reexamined.
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...the Yarmouth Castle on
her overnight run to Nassau...
...as the fire quickly
became fully involved... |
