Complex sentence: Saffir survived the burning of the cruise ship SS Morro Castle ship on 8 September 1934, en route from Havana to New York when the ship caught fire and burned, killing a total of 137 passengers and crew members.
Split into simpler sentences: Saffir survived the burning of the cruise ship SS Morro Castle on 8 September 1934. The ship was en route from Havana to New York when it caught fire and burned, killing a total of 137 passengers and crew members.