Horrific Tragedy: The Sinking of RMS Empress of Ireland
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In just fourteen minutes the magnificent ship sank, taking with it the acting giants Laurence Irving and Mabel Hackney, nearly 170 members of the Salvation Ar
The two ships signal to one another in the fog blasting their horns but then storchdard's Captain spot something terrifying out of the murky black
The empress's engines rumbled Faithfully Dining Saloon tables have been set for breakfast the next morning by white glove stewards and all the lights were turned out passengers slept soundly in their beds and all was well
The ship's lights began to fade to a dull red Kendall knew he couldn't be far from the Southern Bank of the river he planned to run the empress full speed into the soft mud and Beach his ship stopping it from sinking
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This is truly one of modern history's most horrifying disasters - but it's been almost forgotten about. Two years after the Titanic sank, in May 1914 the Canadian Pacific steamer Empress of Ireland was departing on her first voyage of the summer season loaded with hundreds of hopeful passengers ranging from high society to humble migrants. In just fourteen minutes the magnificent ship sank, taking with it the acting giants Laurence Irving and Mabel Hackney, nearly 170 members of the Salvation Army and hundreds more; 1,102 people in total. In this film, relive the story of the Empress of Ireland as never before with state of the art graphical recreations and two special musical performances. Oceanliner Designs explores the design, construction, engineering and operation of history’s greatest vessels– from Titanic to Queen Mary and from the Empress of Ireland to the Lusitania. Join maritime researcher and illustrator Michael Brady as he tells the stories behind some of history's most famous ocean liners and machines! 0:00 Lost in the fog 2:04 The Empress 10:11 The Characters 20:04 Departure 22:45 The Storstad 25:15 First night at sea 30:40 The creeping fog 35:02 Disaster strikes 38:36 The Empress sinks 52:44 Rescue and heroes 59:58 The victims and inquiries 1:04:24 Epilogue #ship #history #sinking #engineering #tragedy #documentary #titanic