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A tanker of molten sulfur vanished with 39 crew in 1963

Ellsworth Toohey
Jun 08, 2026
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By US Coastguard photo, Public Domain, Link

On February 4, 1963, the SS Marine Sulphur Queen sent a routine position report from the Gulf of Mexico, about 200 miles west of the Florida Keys, and was never heard from again. The T2 tanker was carrying 15,260 tons of molten sulfur, kept liquid at around 255°F, and 39 crew members. No one on board sent an SO…

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