Shipwrecks Off the East Coast
Harrowing Tales of Rescue and Disaster
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Transportation, Ships & Shipbuilding, History, Americas, Canada
| Author: | Carmel Vivier | ISBN: | 9781459504745 |
| Publisher: | Formac Publishing Company Limited | Publication: | May 1, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Formac | Language: | English |
| Author: | Carmel Vivier |
| ISBN: | 9781459504745 |
| Publisher: | Formac Publishing Company Limited |
| Publication: | May 1, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Formac |
| Language: | English |
Shipwrecks Off the East Coast tells the stories of nine ill-fated vessels as they navigated the often treacherous waters of the Atlantic region. Among them: the wreck of the SS Atlantic, only miles from safety in Halifax, where 562 people perished, including all women and children aboard but one solitary boy; the dramatic sinking of the SS Caribou, destroyed by a German U-boat's torpedo off the coast of Newfoundland, with 135 lives lost; the famous sinking of the sailing vessel Marco Polo just ninety metres offshore of PEI; and the Royal Tar, whose passengers included a full complement of circus animals and performers, which was engulfed by fire and abandoned by her chief crew members.
Shipwrecks Off the East Coast tells the stories of nine ill-fated vessels as they navigated the often treacherous waters of the Atlantic region. Among them: the wreck of the SS Atlantic, only miles from safety in Halifax, where 562 people perished, including all women and children aboard but one solitary boy; the dramatic sinking of the SS Caribou, destroyed by a German U-boat's torpedo off the coast of Newfoundland, with 135 lives lost; the famous sinking of the sailing vessel Marco Polo just ninety metres offshore of PEI; and the Royal Tar, whose passengers included a full complement of circus animals and performers, which was engulfed by fire and abandoned by her chief crew members.
