Titanic Abides
On the evening of 14 April 1912 White Star Line’s Titanic, on her maiden voyage…
Browsing: Disasters at Sea
Stories of ocean liners that met disaster at sea.
Reckless Adriatic Sinks Schooner
On 8 March 1875, a reckless Adriatic (1872) inbound from New York, hit and sank…
The Titanic of the Golden Gate
All ocean liner disasters are appalling, yet several unique attributes make the City of Rio…
First Radio Rescue at Sea
The first radio rescue at sea took place on 23 January 1909. On that day…
City of Boston & the Dynamite Fiend
On 20 January 1870, Inman Line’s City of Boston outbound from Halifax vanished at sea…
Britannic (1874) Sinks a Brigantine
On a foggy 2 January 1890, near Liverpool, White Star Line’s Britannic (1874), bound for…
Abyssinia — A Miracle Rescue
Like many liners, Cunard Line’s Abyssinia (1870) hauled both passengers and cargo. In December 1891,…
The Unlucky Dunedin Star
Dunedin Star (1936) ran out of luck in a big way on 29 November 1942.…
Collision Survivors Survive Second Collision
How many liner passengers can lay claim to the fact they were subjected to two…
The Pacific Disaster
One of the worst maritime disasters in US Pacific coast history occurred on 4 November 1875.…