Channel of Catastrophe

On September 18, 1998, in the early stages of Typhoon Gading, a Sulpicio Lines Ferry named Princess of the Orient approached Fortune Island in the Batangas province of the Philippines. On board were 338 souls bound for Cebu, 150 of them would never make it there. What unfolded would be a series of errors made by the captain, that would doom these passengers. References: https://psssonline.wordpress.com/tag/nihon-kosoku-ferry/ https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/102649/some-of-the-deadliest-maritime-disasters-in-the-philippines/story/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/12/13/Philippine-ship-catches-fire-14-dead/6818818830800/ https://safety4sea.com/cm-princess-of-the-orient-erroneous-maneuvering-leads-to-deadly-sinking/ https://ocabp3ppvfa7jgacqdod44ixly-adwhj77lcyoafdy-ja-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/%E5%B9%B3%E6%88%9010%E5%B9%B4%E5%8F%B0%E9%A2%A8%E7%AC%AC7%E5%8F%B7 PS: Sorry about the title, ran out of time to pull an April Fools & had to do it with the title card. That and my classwork atm has me fed up with doing hobby graphic design atm. So I did a no no.

Status update on podcast and why I haven't posted a new episode. I will post notice on my Instagram @Channel_of_catastrophe when the latest episodes production is nearly complete. TLDL: I basically have been in full college mode and swamped with course work leaving little to no time to research and script write.

Merry Christmas: In this Season 2 Finale, I go over the waterpark portion of Action Park, and its rides as well as the incidents that happened there. As well as (attempt to) defend the park from an enthusiasts POV. References: https://controlc.com/70c7f776

Sorry for the audio issues, part of the recording got corrupted four times during recording. I tried to fix it to the best I could but there are still some glitches, and janky transitions here and there... You have been warned. In part 2 I cover the Alpine Center including the Alpine Slide & Cannonball Loop, and some other bad ideas that sprung up at Action Park. As the references list was longer than 4000 characters I can't link it on anchor directly so click the link below for the references used. https://controlc.com/8da5170e

After months of painstaking research, writing, and one case of corrupted recording audio, the first of my long teased Action Park episodes is finally here. Apologies for the poor audio quality, this was recorded in my mom's closet, and a bit of an echo developed. In this part I will be covering the founding of the park, and it's ski resort beginnings, as well as cover the part of the park known as Motorworld. References: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AhXlj-cEyFE# https://bangshift.com/bangshiftapex/ebay-find-someone-is-selling-37-lola-506-go-karts-from-the-most-dangerous-and-insane-defunct-american-amusement-park-ever/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170228054418/http://www.rideaccidents.com/water.html https://sometimes-interesting.com/2014/02/07/action-park/ https://web.archive.org/web/19961227075424/http://www.actionpark.com/ https://www.si.com/lifestyle/2019/07/01/action-park-new-jersey-water-park-rides-history-stories-mulvihill http://thedod3.com/actionpark/#comment-3640 http://thedod3.com/actionpark/3/ http://thedod3.com/actionpark/#comment-48 http://thecenteroftheaction.blogspot.com/2010/05/one-summer-at-speedboats.html?m=1 http://209.212.22.88/data/rbr/1980-1989/1982/1982.08.05.pdf https://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2024/New%20York%20NY%20Amsterdam%20News/New%20York%20NY%20Amsterdam%20News%201981/New%20York%20NY%20Amsterdam%20News%201981%2001144_2%20(1).pdf http://209.212.22.88/data/rbr/1980-1989/1988/1988.09.04.pdf http://209.212.22.88/data/rbr/1980-1989/1982/1982.11.14.pdf https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/projectcar/comments/hzmsq9/were_rebuilding_an_original_lola_506710_from/ Park Maps: 1992 https://www.themeparkbrochures.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Action-Park-Map-1996-600x1044.png 1996 https://sometimes-interesting.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/action_park_map-1996.jpg Action Park Monorail Stories: http://thecenteroftheaction.blogspot.com/2010/05/showdown-at-transmobile.html?m=1

For podcasters: I think I have encountered a bug.

This is what I have in store for the next four episodes.

Since IDK how to create a different podcast on a new account I will post here. This is a roundup of offensive vehicle paint jobs in Forza Horizon 4. A bannable offense. I should know, I was banned for it once. Offenders in this episode are. Offensive Livery 1: MercedesMessers, Painter: Wolfarex, Reason: Pro Nazi. Offensive Livery 2: Jews, Painter: x IB4TMAN x12, Reason: Genocide. Offensive Liveries 3 & 4: Nice Van & Forza Livery, Painters: DandelionTra1n & BomberBob17, Reason: Free Candy Van. Offensive Liveries 5 & 6: Forza Livery & Forza Livery, Painters: [Taee] Ivan2363 & [!RTR] Milkzee, Reason: A dick. Offensive Vinyls 1, 2, & 3: Jew (all are named that), Creator: Jews Love Goon, Reason: Nazi Flag, Hitler, and a Muslim Chariacture that might be offensive to some.

This is the bonus version of Season 2 Episode 4. It features over 39 minutes of cut content, this includes discussion of other disasters, political opinions (which is a no no rule for my main episodes), and all around banter, as well as some post commentary. Full M-24 tram ride through Zagreb: https://youtu.be/xFWLyuRNJC4 References: https://metro.co.uk/2010/09/30/passengers-in-zagreb-demand-withdrawal-of-cursed-no-13-tram-531125/ https://www.total-croatia-news.com/zagreb-in-history/22749-zagreb-in-history-unlucky-tram-13 https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&nv=1&pto=nl&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&sp=nmt4&tl=en&u=https://m.vecernji.hr/zagreb/zagreb-zavijen-u-crno-19-osoba-tramvaj-linije-13-odvezao-u-smrt-900009&usg=ALkJrhjwxEPSUW5ipqzt2q8ZNgt_UC94Jg https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&nv=1&pto=nl&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&sp=nmt4&tl=en&u=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001041003/http://www.monitor.hr/clanci/mirogojska-tragedija-1954-godine/9865/&usg=ALkJrhi5z0E7mzXzK2jooQbe0I4Ne-WJ-w https://youtu.be/E__AUMak1QY Creative Commons stuff: The episode art is based off of this: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M-24_2012.jpg image by Wikimedia Commons user Ex13. Which was released under a Creative Commons Share-Alike license. Which you can find here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en Changes made include transforming the image using my typical Black & White inkprint style, adding text, cropping, and a shatter effect to the image in IbisPaintX, as well as adding PIP Effects, a vignette, and additional text in Photo Studio PRO. Both are programs for Android OS. From my understanding the license works like this: You are free to Remix or Transform & Distribute the remixed cover art (not sure why you'd want to seeing as I have altered it for a single purpose) so long as you give credit to the original artist who by the way does not endorse my use under the license, and you must also provide a link to the license. Additional References: https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/bs-xpm-2011-01-01-bs-md-backstory-air-crash-20101230-story.html https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yKoRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=becDAAAAIBAJ&dq=munich&pg=1454%2C5387073

On October 31'st, 1954 a TMK M-24 tram would jump it's tracks, and crash into an intersection near a hospital. Ninteen people would die in what is still considered to be not the deadliest, but the worst tram disaster in history. Join your host Michael, as well as special guest Michelle (of The Cornfield Meet) as they discuss what happened, and discuss the background & factors that led into this tragic event. Creative Commons stuff: The episode art is based off of this: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M-24_2012.jpg image by Wikimedia Commons user Ex13. Which was released under a Creative Commons Share-Alike license. Which you can find here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en Changes made include transforming the image using my typical Black & White inkprint style, adding text, cropping, and a shatter effect to the image in IbisPaintX, as well as adding PIP Effects, a vignette, and additional text in Photo Studio PRO. Both are programs for Android OS. From my understanding the license works like this: You are free to Remix or Transform & Distribute the remixed cover art (not sure why you'd want to seeing as I have altered it for a single purpose) so long as you give credit to the original artist who by the way does not endorse my use under the license, and you must also provide a link to the license. Sources for this episode are: Wikipedia The r/Croatia Subreddit https://metro.co.uk/2010/09/30/passengers-in-zagreb-demand-withdrawal-of-cursed-no-13-tram-531125/ https://www.total-croatia-news.com/zagreb-in-history/22749-zagreb-in-history-unlucky-tram-13 https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&nv=1&pto=nl&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&sp=nmt4&tl=en&u=https://m.vecernji.hr/zagreb/zagreb-zavijen-u-crno-19-osoba-tramvaj-linije-13-odvezao-u-smrt-900009&usg=ALkJrhjwxEPSUW5ipqzt2q8ZNgt_UC94Jg https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&nv=1&pto=nl&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&sp=nmt4&tl=en&u=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001041003/http://www.monitor.hr/clanci/mirogojska-tragedija-1954-godine/9865/&usg=ALkJrhi5z0E7mzXzK2jooQbe0I4Ne-WJ-w https://youtu.be/E__AUMak1QY Full M-24 tram ride through Zagreb: https://youtu.be/xFWLyuRNJC4

Enjoy (or don't) this work of swear word filled fiction that ya boy cooked up which most likely only a immature person would find funny. Expecting a real disaster? Jokes on you, check the date lol... APRIL FOOLS!!!

On Febuary 7, 1922 a fire broke out in the Lexington Hotel which was located in twelfth and main street in my hometown of Richmond, Virginia. 12 would die in a disaster that is mostly forgotten to time. Sources: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045389/1922-02-08/ed-1/seq-1/ http://www.gendisasters.com/virginia/5268/richmond%2C-va-lexington-hotel-fire%2C-feb-1922 https://books.google.com/books?id=XbEhAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA384&lpg=PA384&dq=richmond+va+Lexington+Hotel+fire&source=bl&ots=-BLe2mf8rG&sig=ACfU3U3kSsBBRDc-q_D4Mmy987MKzQqELA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjJlqChuNPlAhUD11kKHYxpC44Q6AEwAXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=richmond&f=false https://rocketwerks.tumblr.com/post/135428430684/lexington-hotel-twelfth-main-streets-built https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1296&dat=19220209&id=MthUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sI8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6528,4513536

Warning this episode is unscripted, as such I go full on immature in this episode. Listener discretion is highly advised (AKA don't listen to this episode at work, in polite company, around parrots, or small children).

You have seen the show BattleBots right? Well it's just one part of the global motorsport/hobby of Robot Combat, most countries running events have arenas that are safe for spectators, and roboteers to watch. However some events in some countries didn't get the memo, we explore why that's a terrible idea, and why if this isn't adressed someone could get killed. Who better to talk about arena safety than two Robot Combat Historians in the first ever CoC episode with a guest feature. Again a very special thanks to my gracious guest CloneKiller who took time out of his life to record this episode with me. Sources: https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-participant-injured-during-robowar-iit-b-accused-of-safety-norm-violation-1946003 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtPwx03hTls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YzJuzUPRBc

Just a quick update + a lil teaser.

Sorry about the sound quality. Using a new microphone, need to figure out how to use it.  To kick off Season 2 of Channel of Catastrophe, I will be doing yet another Sulpicio Lines ferry disaster... The Doña Paz had a sister ship, and an American built predecessor. In this episode I will be talking about two ill fated Sulpicio Lines vessels. The first Doña Paz which sank in 1977 amidst heavy seas, and the Doña Paz's sister ship. The Doña Marilyn, which capsized and sank in Typhoon Ruby killing upwards of 200 people ten months after the Doña Paz burned.  Sources: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?109150  https://psssonline.wordpress.com/2016/07/25/some-unfortunate-flagships-and-former-flagships-part-1/  https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?108778  The Tyler Courier Times, Oct 25, 1988  https://www.geekwire.com/2019/paul-allens-research-vessel-surveys-wreckage-asias-titanic-1987-ferry-sinking-killed-4300/ Wikipedia  https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/10/27/Survivors-of-the-ferry-Dona-Marilyn-arrived-in-the/1578593928000/  Wasaau Daily Herald, Oct 28, 1988  Philidelphia Inquirer, Oct 27, 1988  The Pacific Daily News, Oct 28, 1988  https://www.deseret.com/article/21633/PHILIPPINES-SHUTS-DOWN-DOMESTIC-SHIPPING-LINE.html https://apnews.com/cfbfe206778cac8fb068f5a98163aca6 This episode would not have been possible without research help by Michelle of The Cornfield Meet. Go check her podcast out. She, and her co-hosts are pretty funny.

On August 13, 1950, a tragedy would occur on a newly refurbished pleasure cruiser in the middle of Riga, Latvia SSR when an unruly crowd surged onto her decks ultimately causing her to capsize. Of the 350 on board only 207 would make it out. Quickly swept under the rug by the Soviet leadership, this is a story that needs telling. This is the story of the PS Mayakovsy. Welcome to the 2019 season finale of Channel of Catastrophe. Sources https://web.archive.org/web/20131202233755/http://www.chas-daily.com/win/2005/10/26/g_056.html?r=32& https://zen.yandex.ru/media/id/5d31c317e854a900aecd822c/istorii-pogibshih-korablei-progulochnyi-parohod-maiakovskii-5d468adaa1b4f100ae2c2390 https://rus.delfi.lv/reporter/news/witness/!/2281346/!/2281344/!/2281346/!/2281348/!/2281350/!/2281352/!/2281354/!/2281356/foto.delfi.lv This episode would not have been possible without Breana from Particularly Dangerous Situation graciously converting an old soviet currency into modern money. Go check her podcast out.

As I'm still working on the Season 1 finale due to finals I figured I'd put out a bit of a special episode of Channel of Catastrophe. This is probably the closest to a live episode yall gonna get from me for now. Today I dive through Wikipedia, looking through some disasters that happened in 2019, and even give spoilers to upcoming episodes. This is my first completely unscripted, unedited episode so it will be more than a little rough... But I felt like I needed to get my mind off Finals so... Sources: Wikipedia

In this update I announce why there won't be a new episode this week.

Between October, 27, 1973, and May, 11, 1984 there would be two catastrophic fires in two different states that would kill 9 people, and change the US Amusement Park Industry forever. Join your host Michael, as he discusses the Dumfries PTA Haunted House Fire at Virginia's Washington-Reid Elementary School, as well as the infamous Haunted Castle fire at New Jersey's Great Adventure amusement park. Sources: Doorway to Hell (2004 Documentary) https://rcdb.com/4534.htm https://www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/FR/Pages/Halloween-Haunted-Houses-and-Carnivals.aspx Logride (App) http://costalwriting.blogspot.com/2016/08/fire-at-haunted-castle-originally.html?m=1 https://www.femoran.com/fe-moran-fire-protection/2017/6/30/fires-in-history-the-haunted-castle https://www.nfpa.org/News-and-Research/Publications-and-media/NFPA-Journal/2014/May-June-2014/Features/The-Haunted-Castle-Revisited https://www.qchron.com/editions/queenswide/anniversary-of-fatal-haunted-castle-fire/article_d375bc78-46bd-5828-9f93-b4f0c44f604f.html https://apnews.com/3568c2af6c863cf7aa6e10c419b3f36b http://www.greatadventurehistory.com/index.html

Today Micheal covers the deadliest waterspout, and former deadliest tornado in recorded history, which occured in the harbor of Valleta, Malta in the first Channel of Catastrophe minisode.  References:  Wikipedia (Grand Harbor, Knights Hospitaller, Grand Harbor Tornado) https://lovinmalta.com/lifestyle/nostalgia/did-you-know-maltas-craziest-tornado-ever-had-started-in-the-grand-harbour-and-killed-600-people/ http://www.phenomena.org.uk/tornadoes/page6/page6.html Tornado Video: https://youtu.be/Fe6GvGg7zDc Listen to the All Bad Things episode on the Dalutpur Saturia Tornado: https://player.fm/1uQscn

In this episode I discuss Hurricane Florence, it's effects, on my hometown, and discuss a personal tale from the storm itself.  References: Wikipedia  https://wtvr.com/2018/09/18/1150004/ My personal experience    Tornadoes mentioned:  Downtown Richmond Tornado: https://youtu.be/1xJVM8v5Eg0  The Hull Street Tornado:  https://youtu.be/zIxqmdEKvYw

In November 1913 a brutal storm would strike the Great Lakes, with multiple ships lost or heavily damaged, and over 250 killed, this remains the worst storm in the history of the Great Lakes. This episode itself took multiple recording sessions, and days just to put together, as I was researching as I went along. There is also an extremely early recording of a song I am working on near the end.  Trying a new show notes format where I use hyperlinks to link to my sources when you click on the corresponding text. Let me know if it works or not, I'm trying to clean up show notes area by not having all these bare links lying around. Also we have an Instagram at channel_of_catastrophe which is my main form of contact for this podcast. References:  Wikipedia  Wisconsinshipwrecks.org DOTC: Great Lakes Storm of 1913   1913 Storm (1993 Ric Mixter Documentary)  greatlakesvesselhistory.com maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca Wikimedia Commons Great Lakes Shipwrecks & Survivals (1977) ISBN: 978-0802870100  uscglightshipsailors.org maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca (again) divertrek.com The Great Storm of 1913 (Part 1) The Great Storm of 1913 (Part 2) The Great Storm of 1913 (Part 3) The Great Storm of 1913 (Part 4) NOAA College of Agriculture & Resources at MSU Mentioned in Episode:  Tug Martin & Barge Plymouth by Cap'n Jim Clary The William Nottingham

On December 20, four days before Christmas 1987, an overloaded Filipino passenger ferry collided with a fully loaded oil tanker in what would become the deadliest peacetime maritime disaster to date. We will get into the background of both ships, survivor testimony, the sinking, and the aftermath. This is the blazing end of the Doña Paz.  Sources:  Wikipedia  Asia's Titanic (2009 National Geographic Documentary) https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/asias-titanic-thousands-died-thirty-years-ago https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/dona-paz-a1729-20181220-lfrm  https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/327123/dona-paz-victims-waiting-for-justice-25-years-after

In this episode you learn about me, what it's like when I don't write a script, learn about my podcast influences, and learn what this podcast is, and isn't about. wc9ed1Wo7noIWh86W1MJ