The Sinking of RMS Empress of Ireland (1914)
This is truly one of modern history's most horrifying disasters - but it's been almost forgotten about. Two years after the Titanic sank, in the early hours of 29 May 1914 the Canadian Pacific steamer Empress of Ireland was departing on her first voyage of the summer season loaded with hundreds of hopeful passengers ranging from high society to humble migrants.
1914-05-29 08:00:00 - Mega Disasters
In just fourteen minutes the magnificent ship sank, taking with it the acting giants Laurence Irving and Mabel Hackney, nearly 170 members of the Salvation Army and hundreds more; 1,102 people in total.
In this film, relive the story of the Empress of Ireland as never before with state of the art graphical recreations and two special musical performances.
00:00:00 | Lost in the fog
00:02:04 | The Empress
00:10:11 | The Characters
00:20:04 | Departure
00:22:45 | The Storstad
00:25:15 | First night at sea
00:30:40 | The creeping fog
00:35:02 | Disaster strikes
00:38:36 | The Empress sinks
00:52:44 | Rescue and heroes
00:59:58 | The victims and inquiries
01:04:24 | Epilogue