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Many survivors from the Lusitania report that a second explosion took place either immediately or a few seconds afterwards, some suggesting it felt more severe. [177] This explosion has been used to explain the speed of Lusitania' s sinking, and has been the subject of debate since the disaster, with the situation of the wreck (lying on top of ...
Schwieger wrote that he was surprised by the size of the explosion, reasoning that a second explosion must have happened, possibly caused by coal dust, a boiler explosion, or powder. According to his logs, only then did he recognise her as the Lusitania, a vessel in the British Fleet Reserve. [4] In 18 minutes, Lusitania sank with 1,197 ...
Map showing the movements of RMS Lusitania and SM U-20 prior to the sinking of the former. Marked are ships sunk by U-20 on 6 and 7 May and key geographic points. On 7 May 1915, Lusitania was nearing the end of her 202nd crossing, bound for Liverpool from New York, and was scheduled to dock at the Prince's Landing Stage later that afternoon.
Police say a car drove away "at very high speed" shortly after the explosions.
Around 2,600 properties in the vicinity of Glenthorne Road, including 1,400 university students, were evacuated on Friday and Saturday.
Here’s what’s known — and what remains unclear — about Wednesday’s deadly explosions in Iran: • Authorities say the twin bombings killed at least 103 people and wounded 211 others.
The area is the nearest point of land to where the RMS Lusitania was sunk in 1915, 18 kilometres (9 + 1 ⁄ 2 nautical miles) from the site of the sinking. [2] Currently, access to the Old Head is restricted as it is on the site of a private golf course, which has proven to be controversial.
Police have released additional photos of a suspect on the run after three explosions took place in Washington, DC over the weekend in what appears to be targeted attacks on businesses.. An ATM, a ...