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Author : Sam Warwick
Release : 2018-03-15
Genre : Shipwrecks
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Book Rating : 383/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Shipwrecks of the Cunard Line by : Sam Warwick
Download or read book Shipwrecks of the Cunard Line written by Sam Warwick. This book was released on 2018-03-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique book dedicated to documenting the dive-able shipwrecks of the Cunard line
Author : Daniel Allen Butler
Release : 2009-05-26
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 709/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Other Side of the Night by : Daniel Allen Butler
Download or read book The Other Side of the Night written by Daniel Allen Butler. This book was released on 2009-05-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times–bestselling author of Unsinkable “recounts the disaster from the vantage point of nearby vessels” (Publishers Weekly). A few minutes before midnight on April 14, 1912, the “unsinkable” RMS Titanic, on her maiden voyage to New York, struck an iceberg. Less than three hours later, she lay at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. While the world has remained fascinated by the tragedy, the drama of those fateful hours was not only played out aboard the doomed liner. It also took place on the decks of two other ships, one fifty-eight miles distant from the sinking Titanic, the other barely ten miles away. The masters of the steamships Carpathia and Californian, Capt. Arthur Rostron and Capt. Stanley Lord, were informed within minutes of each other that their vessels had picked up the distress signals of a sinking ship. Their actions in the hours and days that followed would become the stuff of legend, as one would choose to take his ship into dangerous waters to answer the call for help, while the other would decide that the hazard to himself and his command was too great to risk responding. After years of research, Daniel Allen Butler now tells this incredible story, moving from ship to ship on the icy waters of the North Atlantic—in real time—to recount how hundreds of people could have been rescued, but in the end, only a few outside of the meager lifeboats were saved. He then looks at the US Senate investigation in Washington, and ultimately, the British Board of Trade inquiry in London, where the actions of each captain are probed, questioned, and judged, until the truth of what actually happened aboard the Titanic, the Carpathia, and the Californian is revealed. “Powerful . . . very, very well-done.” —New York Times–bestselling author Clive Cussler
Author : Thomas E. Bonsall
Release : 1989
Genre : Disasters
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Book Rating : 814/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Great Shipwrecks of the 20th Century by : Thomas E. Bonsall
Download or read book Great Shipwrecks of the 20th Century written by Thomas E. Bonsall. This book was released on 1989. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mike Roussel
Release : 2015
Genre : Shipping
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Book Rating : 919/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Union Castle Line by : Mike Roussel
Download or read book The Union Castle Line written by Mike Roussel. This book was released on 2015. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Union-Castle Line's heritage spans over a century. It provided the mail service to South Africa for 120 years and established an unrivalled reputation for punctual schedules. From the middle of the nineteenth century it ran 'like clockwork' until its demise in 1977, a victim of emerging competition from jet aircraft, increasing fuel costs and the containerisation of cargo.As a company, the Union-Castle Line used the latest technical innovations of the day, constantly striving to improve speed, reliability, customer comfort and safety. Its lavender-hulled ships were some of the most impressive vessels of the time. Yet the story of the Union-Castle Line is also one of people - the passengers and crew ensured that the line survived for so long. This book tells some of their fascinating stories, including tales of shipwrecks, war service, missing gold bullion, escaped wild animals and even the occasional murder on board.Utilising previously unpublished diaries, letters and photographs, this illustrated volume chronicles the shipping line from its glorious beginning to its tragic end. It is a multifaceted history of the Union-Castle Line, which examines some of the company's shipwrecks as well as the fond legacy of the line today.
Author : Kit Bonner Carolyn Bonner
Release : 2003
Genre : Shipwrecks
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Book Rating : 806/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Great Ship Disasters by : Kit Bonner Carolyn Bonner
Download or read book Great Ship Disasters written by Kit Bonner Carolyn Bonner. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
