Firsthand Accounts
Below is a letter from a cadet to his mother regarding the train accident in Buenaventura, Columbia.
To listen to firsthand accounts of the accident, follow the links below to our "Sea Stories" online exhibit:
- Interview with Douglas Bretney and Norman Werner scroll to time 07:51
- Interview with Edward Higgins scroll to time 00:40
- Interview with Bruce Hope scroll to time 05:09
- Interview with John Lunkes scroll to time 12:28
- Interview with Arthur McCray scroll to time 17:01
- Interview with Michael McCutcheon scroll to time 47:55
- Interview with Terence Purdom scroll to time 1409