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Robert Ballard, the oceanographer and maritime archaeologist who discovered the wrecks of Titanic and the German battleship Bismarck, visited the wreck of Empress of Ireland and found that she was being covered by silt. He also discovered that certain artefacts from fixtures to human remains continued to be taken out by "treasure hunters". [62]
These first sightings were made in clear weather conditions, but fog soon enveloped the ships. The ships resorted to repeated use of their fog whistles. At 01:56 local time Storstad crashed into Empress of Ireland ' s starboard side at around midships. Storstad remained afloat, but Empress of Ireland was severely damaged. A gaping hole in her ...
Pages in category "Deaths on the RMS Empress of Ireland" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. H.
It was, however, too late, and around 01:55, Empress of Ireland's crew suddenly saw Storstad appear out of the fog, heading directly for them. At 01:56, the ships collided at an approximately 40° angle, with the much sturdier Storstad tearing a roughly 16-foot (4.9-metre) gash in Empress of Ireland' s starboard side between her funnels.
Wrecks HMS Sussex and accompanying ships 1,198: RMS Lusitania: 1915 (7 May) Struck by torpedo on starboard side. Sank in the Celtic Sea within 18 minutes 1,012: RMS Empress of Ireland: 1914 (29 May) Canadian Pacific ship sank in Gulf of St. Lawrence, registered in UK with crew almost entirely from Merseyside 1,000+ [60] Storm off Winterton Ness ...
Henry George Kendall (30 January 1874 – 28 November 1965) was a British sea captain who survived several shipwrecks, including the collision and sinking of the ocean liner Empress of Ireland in 1914 and an attack by a Kaiserliche Marine submarine during the First World War.
Shipwrecks of Northern Ireland (1 C, 9 P) Pages in category "Shipwrecks of Ireland" ... RMS Empress of Britain (1930) Ems (ship) F. Fulmar (1868) G. SS Georgetown ...
Deaths on the RMS Empress of Ireland (4 P) Pages in category "Deaths due to shipwreck" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total.