{"product_id":"ss-morro-castle-gordon-j-mackenzie-9798254617501","title":"SS Morro Castle: The Fire That Turned a Luxury Liner into a Death Trap","description":"\u003cp\u003eA luxury ocean liner becomes an inferno.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePassengers wait for direction.\u003cbr\u003eCommand weakens.\u003cbr\u003eEscape turns into survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn September 1934, the SS Morro Castle caught fire off the American coast. What followed was not just a maritime disaster, but a complete breakdown of leadership, communication, and evacuation under pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book reconstructs the disaster as it unfolded in real time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the sudden death of Captain Robert Wilmott, command passed to William Warms. But the system never fully recovered. As flames spread and smoke filled the ship, lifeboats were delayed, instructions were unclear, and passengers were left to make their own decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome escaped.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOthers were forced into the sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy morning, the burning liner drifted within sight of shore, exposing the disaster to the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not just the story of a ship lost to fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a study of: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eleadership failure under pressure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe collapse of command at sea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe difference between procedures and real readiness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow routine success can hide fatal weakness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSS MORRO CASTLE\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how a modern passenger liner became a death trap - and why the system failed when it mattered most.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gordon J. MacKenzie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798254617501\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d","brand":"Gordon J. MacKenzie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520325628159,"sku":"9798254617501","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5a6a0394-42fa-405d-ae21-f36286cafe40.jpg?v=1778742089","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ss-morro-castle-gordon-j-mackenzie-9798254617501","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}