The 32 Crew Members
31 men missing. 1 body recovered.
Sailors who deserve to be remembered.
Officers
Julián Díaz Marcuartu
Captain
34 years old
Pedro Beascoechea Gorordo
Oficial
40 years old
Alfredo Burgos Gastón
Third Officer
23 years old
Jesús María de la Torre Ruiz de Azúa
Chief Engineer
31 years old
José Manuel Álvarez Iriondo
Jefe de Máquinas (supernumerario)
33 years old
Juan Manuel Gordo de los Llanos
Primer Oficial de Máquinas
36 years old
Crew
Federico Escobedo Ríos
Julián Alberdi Gardiazábal
40 years old
Ramón Romero Cubina
Juan Bello Seco
Pedro María Gámiz Frade
Electrician
28 years old
José Ángel Tejada Larrea
31 years old
Francisco Martín Rodríguez
37 years old
Ricardo Alzaga Varela
Antonio Herrero Monsalve
Radio Officer
Body recovered
Juan Antonio Manterola Recagorri
Juan Rodríguez Caamaño
Antonio Julio Vilariño
Carlos Vázquez López
Josu Villalabeitia Líbano
Fidel Escandón Araujo
Santiago Tellechea Astienza
Manuel Pais García
Manuel Lado Beiro
Graciano Gutiérrez Celis
Manuel Lago Olivera
José Manuel Arzá Bastineza
Francisco Erauzquin Elexpe
Víctor Manuel Sestayo Santiagos
Jaime Barturen Gaubeca
Cesáreo Martija Uriarte
Antonio Herrero Monsalve
The only body recovered was that of Radio Officer Antonio Herrero Monsalve. He was found on December 23, 1964, among the rocks of Ulak Island, alongside two other bodies that could not be retrieved “due to the dangerous nature of the location”.
A wristwatch and a Saint Anthony medal were recovered with him. He was buried at the cemetery in Anchorage (Alaska).
The remaining 31 crew members were officially declared dead in 1973, nine years after the wreck.
Do you have information about a crew member?
Photographs, biographical details, family testimonies… Any information is valuable in completing the story of these men.