and upon waking on the morning of the 1st of April, hurried to the wreck-site when he heard what had happened. With another lifeboat and a crew of villagers, he rowed out to the wreck and started to try and find a way to reach the three survivors trapped in the rigging...
Warrimoo’s sister ship, Miowera, also met a similar fate. She ran aground on a reef in Cook Islands on Christmas Day in 1916. Her wreck lies in shallow waters, and above the water surface during low tide, one can see the cylinder block of her triple-expansion steam engine. What lies...
She was a burnt out wreck and had toppled on her side in the lagoon and was wrecked, she is seen here having been raised But she remained a tragic sight to behold for what had been once a great Trans-Atlantic liner! In due course, it was with sadness that this once great and proud...
James Cameron, director ofTitanic, was quoted as saying, "The Titanic is this great sort of metaphorical novel that reads like fiction, but actually happened. You can go and visit the wreck and see this monument to human folly." A monument to human folly, indeed. I agree with Cameron. T...