43 years ago, on 12FEB1983, the S.S. Marine Electric went down. Out of a crew of thirty four on three were saved.
In 1983 gumby suits were not required on ships, and companies didn’t wish to spend money to buy them.
It was the sinking of the S.S. Marine Electric that changed that, the 31 merchant mariners who died that night in 1983 was the price paid for survival suits to be required on our ships.