SS Princess Alice: The Ship That Sank in Sewage
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The bow of a big ship which plunges into their own. People are thrown into the river.
It's sewage, industrial waste, animal carcasses, human refuse. It's all mixed into a seething, slimy, hissing black ooze.
The scene which followed defies description for death has seldom assumed a more appalling shape.
Hundreds were seen struggling for rescue and grasping at anything, however frail, that seemed to promise some faint chance of escape.
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1878 - the pleasure steamer SS Princess Alice is making her way upriver on the Thames when a big ship cuts her clean in half. What happens next is a horrendous sight as hundreds are dumped into the river only recently made filthy by the release of countless gallons of industrial waste, human refuse and animal products. Hundreds of people find themselves stuck in the ooze. The disaster gripped London and shook an entire industry to its core. This is the tragic, forgotten story of the SS Princess Alice - the ship that sank in sewage. 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! Click the link to subscribe | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsE8PTncfn2Vga48jH46HnQ?sub_confirmation=1 #ships #sinking #disaster #titanic #wrecks #exploration #history #adventure #design #engineering #mairitime #safety #vessels #sailing #documentary #story #oceanlinerdesigns