The ship that suddenly broke in half while moored at the dock

Published: Nov. 21, 2019, 2 p.m.

The combination of bitter cold air and relatively warm river water acted on the S.S. Schenechtady's brittle welded-steel plates like boiling water poured into a cold Mason jar. The results were similar, but on a massive scale. (Portland, Multnomah County; 1942) (For text and pictures, see http://offbeatoregon.com/1606c.schenectady-cracked-ship-396.html)