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Morro Castle - salvaged porthole

A special relic at a Jersey shore private club. The description at the top reads:

The American Ward Line cruise ship Morro Castle burned off Asbury Park on September 8, 1934, killing 86 passengers and 49 crew members. The ship’s aground position a short distance from the Casino (right) attracted throngs of onlookers, many with cameras, making it one of the most photographed and published events of the 1930s. The ship was towed from the beach the next March and scrapped. The event still sparks debate over the judgment and behavior, and possible criminal culpability, of some of the crew.

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