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Shipwreck Sunday
by Elinor
Welcome to Shipwreck Sunday! Every Sunday, we take a deep dive into the mysterious world of shipwrecks and look at the way they change our lives today. Every Saturday, we post episodes from our second YouTube channel, Aviation Disasters Explained, where we walk you through the intense, horrifying moments of air crashes. If you enjoy our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're listening, it really does help us out! Don't forget to check out our YouTube channels, Shipwreck Sunday and Aviation Disasters Explained. For business inquiries, please email us at [email protected]
Episodes
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The Northernmost Shipwreck: Breadalbane
Welcome back to Shipwreck Sunday! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we are looking into the sinking of the northernmost shipwreck known, Breadalbane! If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're listening, it really does help!...
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Tragedy & Accutane: 2002 Tampa Cessna 172 Air Crash
Welcome to Aviation Disasters Explained! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the 2002 Cessna 172 air crash in Tampa, Florida that brought one question to the forefront - can Accutane influence someone to do something evil?! If you like this episode, please…
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The Steamboat Found in a Field
Welcome back to Shipwreck Sunday! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we are looking into the sinking of the steamboat Arabia, and its bizarre discovery in the middle of a field in Kansas. If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever...
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The Empire State Building Air Crash of 1945
Welcome to Aviation Disasters Explained! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the 1945 air crash into the Empire State Building, and the subsequent fire which was the highest fire ever contained by the FDNY. If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a...
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The Sinking of the Ferry Neptune
Welcome back to Shipwreck Sunday! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we are looking into the tragic sinking of the overloaded ferry Neptune off the coast of Haiti in 1993. If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're listening…
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Poor Decisions in France: Air France Flight 007
Welcome to Aviation Disasters Explained! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the 1962 crash of Air France Flight 007. If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're listening, it really does help! Check us out on our...
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The Sinking of SS General von Steuben
Welcome back to Shipwreck Sunday! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we are looking into the loss of SS General von Steuben during Operation Hannibal evacuating German soldiers and civilians during World War II. If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five...
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Sole Survivor in Seat 11A: Air India Flight 171
Welcome to Aviation Disasters Explained! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the June 2025 crash of Air India Flight 171, which left behind massive devastation and one survivor wracked with PTSD. If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star...
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The "Unsinkable" RMS Rhone
Welcome back to Shipwreck Sunday! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we are looking into the 1867 sinking of RMS Rhone, an "unsinkable" ship lost in a hurricane. If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're listening, it really...
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Be Like Biff: The Greg Biffle Air Crash
Welcome to Aviation Disasters Explained! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the crash of the Cessna 550 that killed former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family in December of 2025. If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review...
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The Bombing of MV Superferry 14
Welcome back to Shipwreck Sunday! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we are looking into the bombing of the ROPAX ferry MV Superferry 14 in the Philippines. If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're listening, it really does...
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The Crash After 9/11: American Airlines Flight 587
Welcome to Aviation Disasters Explained! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the crash of American Airlines Flight 587, occurring just two short months after 9/11 and causing panic in New York City. If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five…
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Murders Aboard the Bluebelle
Welcome back to Shipwreck Sunday! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we are back with the murders of the Duperrault family aboard the Bluebelle. If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're listening, it really does help! Check…
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The Short Reign of the Sky King
Welcome to Aviation Disasters Explained! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the 2018 crash of an Alaska Airlines aircraft that changed the way we look at mental health forever. If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever...
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The Sinking of SS Medic
Welcome back to Shipwreck Sunday! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we are back with the disappearance of the Great Lakes freighter SS Cyprus. If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're listening, it really does help! Check us...
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Engine Flame Out: American Airlines Flight 2207
Welcome to Aviation Disasters Explained! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the 1946 crash of American Airlines Flight 2207 just outside of Michigan City, Indiana. If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're…
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The Sinking of SS Cyprus
Welcome back to Shipwreck Sunday! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we are back with the disappearance of the Great Lakes freighter SS Cyprus. If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're listening, it really does help! Check us...
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Gone in 30 Seconds: American Airlines Flight 191
Welcome to Aviation Disasters Explained! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the devastating crash of American Airlines 191, just 31 seconds after take off. If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're listening, it...
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The Sinking of MV Bianca C
Welcome back to Shipwreck Sunday! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we are back with the two wacky sinkings of MV Bianca C. If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're listening, it really does help! Check us out on our YouTube...
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The Ramada Inn Air Crash
Welcome to Aviation Disasters Explained! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we are BACK and we get into the tragic Ramada Inn air crash, one of the strangest air crashes in Indiana state history. If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review...
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The Marchioness Disaster
Welcome back to Shipwreck Sunday! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the horrific collision between the Marchioness and the Bowbelle that resulted in the deaths of 51. If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're...
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The Kennedy Curse: Martha's Vineyard Crash of 1999
Welcome to Aviation Disasters Explained! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the crash that killed John F. Kennedy, Jr., Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and Lauren Bessette in July of 1999. If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review...
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The Sinking of SS Marine Electric
Welcome back to Shipwreck Sunday! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the tragic loss of SS Marine Electric, and its insane ties to a plane crash near Cincinnati! If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're listening,...
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Toilet In Flames: Air Canada Flight 797
Welcome to Aviation Disasters Explained! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the crash of Air Canada Flight 797, the crash responsible for smoke detectors in airplane lavatories. If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever...
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The Grounding of RMS Oceanic
Welcome back to Shipwreck Sunday! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the grounding of RMS Oceanic, the last and largest British liner built in the 19th century! If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're listening…
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Snow Fall in Colorado: Continental Airlines Flight 1713
Welcome to Aviation Disasters Explained! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the brisk and bizarre crash of Continental Airlines Flight 1713, just moments after takeoff. If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're...
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The Sinking of SS Almeda Star
Welcome back to Shipwreck Sunday! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the sinking of SS Almeda Star, an ocean liner that met a horrific end! If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're listening, it really does help!...
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Keep Portland Deadly: United Airlines Flight 173
Welcome to Aviation Disasters Explained! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the crash of United Airlines Flight 173, which crashed into downtown Portland, Oregon in 1978. If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're...
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The Career of USS Alaska (CB-1)
Welcome back to Shipwreck Sunday! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the career of USS Alaska (CB-1)! If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're listening, it really does help! Check us out on our YouTube channel,...
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The Ghost Flight: Helios Airlines Flight 522
Welcome to Aviation Disasters Explained! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the bizarre crash of Helios Airlines Flight 522, and how this flight flew on its own for 70 minutes with its passengers and crew incapacitated before it met its bitter end. If you like…
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The Sinking of SS Cedarville
Welcome back to Shipwreck Sunday! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the sinking the fourth largest boat to sink on the Great Lakes, SS Cedarville! If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're listening, it really…
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Death of the Street Survivors: the Lynyrd Skynyrd Air Crash
Welcome to Aviation Disasters Explained! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the end of Lynyrd Skynyrd as their legacy was cut short due to a horrifically tragic plane crash in 1977! If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review…
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The Sinking of Akagi
Welcome back to Shipwreck Sunday! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the sinking of the Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Akagi, and her explosive end at the Battle of Midway! If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review…
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Gone in 73 Seconds: the Challenger Disaster
Welcome to Aviation Disasters Explained! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the national tragedy that was the Challenger Disaster! If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're listening, it really does help! Check us...
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RE-WRECKED: the Sinking of the Rouse Simmons
Welcome back to Shipwreck Sunday! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the loss of the Christmas Tree, the Rouse Simmons! If this sounds familiar, that's because this is a Re-Wrecked version of this story! If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a...
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The End of the Concorde: Air France Flight 4590
Welcome to Aviation Disasters Explained! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the insanely sad crash of Air France Flight 4590, marking the end of the Concorde! If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're listening, it...
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The Sinking of USS Samuel B. Roberts
Welcome back to Shipwreck Sunday! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the incredible story of bravery that is USS Samuel B. Roberts! Thank you all so much for 20,000 Subscribers on YouTube! If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review...
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The Hindenburg: PART TWO
Welcome back to Shipwreck Sunday! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into PART TWO of the Hindenburg's story! If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're listening, it really does help! Check us out on our YouTube…
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The Hindenburg: PART ONE
Welcome to Aviation Disasters Explained! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into PART ONE of the Hindenburg's story! Stay tuned for PART TWO tomorrow night! If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're listening, it really...
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The Sinking of RMS Queen Elizabeth
Welcome back to Shipwreck Sunday! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the story of RMS Queen Mary's little sister, RMS Queen Elizabeth, an ocean liner that survived WWII only to meet a bizarre fate off the coast of Hong Kong! If you like this episode, please...
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The Hijacking of the Century: D. B. Cooper
Welcome to Aviation Disasters Explained! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the most insane hijacking story of the century and how one man pulled it off, the legendary D. B. Cooper! If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review…
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USS Arizona & the Attack at Pearl Harbor
Welcome back to Shipwreck Sunday! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we are honoring those lost at Pearl Harbor as we explore the story of the battleship USS Arizona (BB-39)! If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're…
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This Plane Crashed Upside Down: Alaska Airlines Flight 261
Welcome to Aviation Disasters Explained! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the gutsy and gut-wrenching story of Alaska Airlines Flight 261! If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're listening, it really does help!...
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The Battleship Bismarck's Mini Me: Prinz Eugen
Welcome back to Shipwreck Sunday! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we are following the tiny but mighty cruiser, Prinz Eugen, and her role in the sinking of the ?Battleship Bismarck! If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're...
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Death Over the Atlantic: Air France Flight 447
Welcome to Aviation Disasters Explained! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the tragic loss of Air France Flight 447, which was so tragically close yet so far from saving themselves! If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review...
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The Most Controversial Air Crash in US History: TWA Flight 800
Welcome to Aviation Disasters Explained! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the bizarre controversy following the in-air breakup and crash of TWA Flight 800, and how this story inspired the DC Comics character, Star Girl! If you like this episode, please…
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The Most Agonizing 32 Minutes: Japan Airlines Flight 123
Welcome to our first episode of Aviation Disasters Explained! We are excited to share our first episode with you. Today, we get into the tragic loss of Japanese Air Lines Flight 123, the worst single-aircraft disaster in history! If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star...
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Disaster Over Lockerbie: Pan-Am Flight 103
Welcome to Aviation Disasters Explained! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the terrorist attack that led to the explosion and crash of Pan-Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland! If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever...
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Tragedy in Kentucky: UPS Airlines Flight 2976
Welcome to Aviation Disasters Explained! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we get into the recent and tragic loss of UPS Airlines 2976! If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're listening, it really does help! Check us out on...
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The Ugliest Ship on the Great Lakes: SS Onoko
Welcome back to Shipwreck Sunday! We are excited to share another episode with you. Today, we are back in the Great Lakes and we get into the story of the infamously ugly yet reliable SS Onoko! If you like this episode, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're listening…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to Shipwreck Sunday! Every Sunday, we take a deep dive into the mysterious world of shipwrecks and look at the way they change our lives today. Every Saturday, we post episodes from our second YouTube channel, Aviation Disasters Explained, where we walk you through the intense, horrifying moments of air crashes. If you enjoy our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a five star review wherever you're listening, it really does help us out! Don't forget to check out our YouTube channels, Shipwreck Sunday and Aviation Disasters Explained. For business inquiries, please email us at [email protected]
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Elinor
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