Comments by "Andrew Brendan" (@andrewbrendan1579) on "SS Morro Castle: The Fire That Changed Ships Forever" video.

  1. An outstanding video! Very well researched and produced. Such a terrible event, a terrible story yet engrossing. I've read that after the horror on the Morro Castle no changes were made to her sister ship Oriente. My reaction or impression is that the Ward Line and the Morro Castle, and maybe the Oriente and other ships of the line, were permeated with evil. Something to learn from this catastrophe is to familiarize ourselves with our surroundings and know how to get out and without necessarily waiting for direction to do so. I would suggest to people to make it a habit to have a small flashlight with your or near you. Also it appears very possible to me that the George Rogers started the fire. I'd be surprised he did not do so. I know that the evidence is circumstantial but there's so much of that evidence. Arson mixed with a highly flammable ship that was poorly maintained and operated is a combination for catastrophe, maybe even more than was anticipated by a possible arsonist. I'd like to recommend the book "When the Dancing Stopped---The Real Story of the Morro Castle and Its Deadly Wake" by Brian Hicks. This also presents evidence that George Rogers was responsible. The book is fascinating but does not dwell on the gruesome deaths of those who perished and is also a book about the treatment of American workers during the Depression.
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