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Episode 7 - RMS Empress of Ireland
Beyond the Breakers
English - March 19, 2021 16:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsHistory Society & Culture Documentary shipwrecks maritime history transportation shipping great lakes ocean accidents shipwreck disasters Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 6 - USCGC Blackthorn
Next Episode: Episode 8 - SS Poseidon
In this week's episode, we discuss the 1914 sinking of the Empress of Ireland, Canada's deadliest peacetime disaster at sea.
**Note**
Several times during the episode, we mistakenly refer to the captain of the Empress of Ireland as "Captain Kembell." The captain of the vessel was in fact Henry George Kendall. We apologize for the error.
Video illustrating the Empress of Ireland's sinking in real time.