Irving Houston walked onto the deck of the Levin J. Marvel as it prepared to leave Norfolk. ADADOn Aug. 9, 1955, 23 vacationers and a crew of four boarded the Marvel in Annapolis. “Enjoy a different vacation on Chesapeake Bay,” read an ad in the Evening Star that the Marvel’s passengers may have seen. As the Marvel departed Annapolis for a five-day cruise, reports were coming in that Hurricane Connie had formed 300 miles east-northeast of Nassau. The next day, Meckling pointed the Marvel north in an attempt to return to Annapolis.

Source: Washington Post May 16, 2020 20:53 UTC