Musicians Rescue Hundreds on Sinking Ship

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As a luxury cruise ship sinks, unlikely heroes come to the rescue.
Rose-Marie Howe was shocked when her cruise was interrupted by a blackout. But she soon realized the loss of power was the least of her concerns. The ship was sinking, and no one seemed to know what to do.
Moss Hills, a guitarist in the ship’s band, decided to go to the lounge to investigate. He found instruments thrown about the stage and realized he couldn’t hear the ship’s engines. He also couldn’t find the captain or any of the senior crew. This is the story of how a guitarist, a bass player and two magicians saved hundreds of lives.
We also talk to marine historian Mallory Haas about what we can learn from disasters at sea.

Rose-Marie Rowe maintains a blog dedicated to the disaster.

Moss Hills is still working on cruise ships and is currently a cruise director for Silversea Cruises. He maintains a webpage dedicated to the disaster.

Mallory Haas is the director of The SHIPS Project, a volunteer non-profit organization that undertakes research and exploration of maritime historical sites and events.

For more about the series, check out https://www.onstar.com/podcast.

2025-05-05 35 min

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