The Pinthis in a Sea of Flames (1930)

The New York Times on June 12th, 1930, reported the after effects of the Pinthis disaster: “Less than 200 yards east of the buoy the sea this afternoon was a seething flame, fed by the tanker’s 10,000 gallons of oil which continually oozes to the surface. Over an area of two miles the rolling waves are alive with oil which has not yet ignited. Only the whistling buoy stood guard during two hours today when a lobster boat hired by newspaper men circled the blazing area which offers a serious menace to coastwise shipping, still hidden, as it is, in fog. Not a single Coast Guard boat was near the flames, which undoubtedly will burn until all of the tanker’s cargo reaches the surface.”Ship Name: Pinthis Ship Type: Steel Hulled Screw Propelled Diesel Engine Tanker Nationality: United States of America Tonnage: 1,111Year Built: 1919Year Wrecked: 1930Location Wrecked: Massachusetts Bay, Near Scituate Reason for Wreck: Collision in Fog with Fairfax, Caught Fire Lives Lost: 47 in Total Between Both VesselsSources: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1930/06/12/issue.htmlhttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1930/08/13/102149128.html?pageNumber=38https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1930/06/13/102136841.html?pageNumber=6https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1930/08/03/102141903.html?pageNumber=41https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1930/07/19/96171039.html?pageNumber=28https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1930/08/28/102154922.html?pageNumber=39https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1930/06/14/96156474.html?pageNumber=6https://www.google.com/books/edition/International_Marine_Engineering/tl4fAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=pinthis+tanker+lloyds&pg=PR6&printsec=frontcoverhttps://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Nautical_Gazette/Ccw5AQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=fairfax+pinthis+shipwreck+1930&pg=RA2-PT5&printsec=frontcoverhttps://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Weekly_Underwriter_and_the_Insurance/3scIXErHRasC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=fairfax+pinthis+shipwreck+1930&pg=PA220&printsec=frontcoverhttps://www.mass.gov/info-details/pinthishttps://time.com/archive/6745812/transportation-fairfax-cleared/https://time.com/archive/6745163/catastrophe-fairfax-pinthis/https://www.google.com/books/edition/Port_of_New_York_Harbor_and_Marine_Revie/tvUgAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=fairfax+merchants+and+miners&pg=RA8-PA28&printsec=frontcover