UASBC UNDERWATER EXPLORERS SPEAKERS SERIES - MARCH 9
Join us on Zoom for another UASBC Speakers Series event! On March 9, archaeologist Rob Rondeau talks to us about the Empress of Ireland.
The Empress of Ireland was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway to compete with the other great ocean liners of its day, like the White Star Line’s Titanic or Cunard’s Lusitania and Mauretania. But on May 29th, 1914, after departing Quebec City for Europe, Empress of Ireland collided with the Norwegian collier Storstad in the Saint Lawrence Seaway north of Rimouski and sank in less than 14 minutes. More than 1,000 people died. In fact, more paying passengers died aboard the Empress than did on Titanic! It is Canada’s greatest maritime disaster during peacetime.
Time: Mar 9, 2022 07:00 PM Vancouver
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