S3-E12 - American Luxury Cruise Ship Runs into Green Island (1937)
The Taiwan History Podcast: Formosa Files
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The President Hoover Disaster
Captain George W. Yardley minimized the disaster, but a report in Time magazine later that month was critical off the captain and crew. According to passengers, capsized two lifeboats in shallow waters trying to land the line. Miraculously, without loss of life, all passengers landed on the island during the next 36 hours. Meanwhile, on board the President Hoover, an unruly group of the crew broke into the bar and began a party.
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