The crew was able to keep her afloat until the next morning, but then all 11 left the ship in 2 lifeboats, 4 in one, 7 in the other. Only the 7 survived, rescued by D/S Hild and taken to Skudenes.M/S Tourcoing * Wilh. Wilhelmsen, Tønsberg 5798 gt...
She sank very quickly and all on board had to jump into the sea, as it was impossible to lower the lifeboats. The coastal steamer Skjerstad came by, and when she discovered that she was moving among people crying for help in the water, she stopped and managed to take on board 19 ...
There was the lack of sufficient lifeboats (enough for at most 1200 on a ship carrying 2200). There was the steaming ahead at full-speed despite various warnings about the ice-field. There was the lack of binoculars for the lookout. There were the poor procedures with the new invention, ...
There were not enough serviceable lifeboats for all the passengers, and the soldiers famously stood firm on board, thereby allowing the women and children to board the boats safely and escape the sinking. The Wreck of the Birkenhead (1901) by Charles Dixon. 1861 – Launc...
One of her lifeboats was blown to pieces but the crew, several of whom were injured managed to take off in another boat before the ship was hit by another torpedo, and were able to row away from danger and reach land. (Cate B had been hit by a torpedo from one of the British ...