Tag Archive for: Shipwreck

Costa Concordia Eyewitness Accounts

Michael Poirier interviews Brandon Warrick and his sister Amanda who survived the sinking of the Costa Concordia in January 2012.

The Sinking of the Sea Diamond

The sinking of the Costa Concordia has drawn inevitable comparisons…
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Recalling the USS Indianapolis

I was in the water, I was swimming away from the ship in the…
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Andrea Doria : The Sinking of the Unsinkable

As with the “unsinkable” Titanic, there is tragic irony in the “unsinkable” Andrea Doria account. We all know too well what caused the demise of the former: the hull breached by the ripping damage of a gigantic iceberg. But how and why did a newer ship, sailing warm waters and built to withstand a powerful impact, meet its end?
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My God the boat is leaving us!

Lamport and Holt Line’s Vestris sailed from Hoboken, New Jersey,…

Morro Castle, Mohawk and the end of the Ward Line : Part 4

Another unlucky Ward Line ship. the Mohawk. Interlude In…

Morro Castle, Mohawk and the end of the Ward Line : Part 3

The tragic story of the Morro Castle continued. The Gang's…
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Swallowed in 14 Minutes

Story of the Empress of Ireland whose loss resulted in the deaths of more passengers than the Titanic disaster.