Son Fights for Father's Name ; a Portland Official Delves Into the History of an Infamous 1934 Seafaring Disaster.

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For years, Jeff Monroe's father was branded a coward for his role as a deckhand aboard the "death ship" called the Morro Castle, which was involved in one of the most notorious sea disasters in U.S. history.

The Morro Castle, a luxurious cruise ship, caught fire off the coast of New Jersey in September 1934. By the time the gutted and blackened ship reached the Jersey shore, 134 people were dead.

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Son Fights for Father's Name ; a Portland Official Delves Into the History of an Infamous 1934 Seafaring Disaster.

People later accused the crew of abandoning the ship. Of the first 100 people into the lifeboats, 90 were crewmen.

But Monroe, Portland's transportation and port director, says his research shows that his father, Clarence "Red" Monroe, and other crew members tried to save as man...

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