After the disaster, the S.S. Morro Castle, abandoned, adrift and still burning, ran aground on the beach in Asbury Park. For a time, the wreck became a major tourist attraction with ordinary people driving to the city from all over the Tri-State area to pose for macabre photos in front of the ship. This aerial photo was taken by an Associated Press photographer on Sept. 9, 1934. Note the crowds of local residents and tourists gathered on the beach and Boardwalk.