Wreck of the Empress of Ireland
The Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Ireland sank in 14 minutes after a collision in fog with the collier Storstad near the mouth of the St. Lawrence on 29 May 1914. Of the 1,477 people aboard, 1,012 died, the worst peacetime maritime disaster in Canadian history.
Dated events and their evidence
- 1906 CE mainstream
29 June: the new Empress of Ireland leaves Liverpool for Quebec City on her maiden voyage, so overbooked in third class that at least 100 passengers are left behind source - 1914 CE mainstream
29 May: in thick fog near the mouth of the St. Lawrence the Norwegian collier Storstad rams her; she sinks in 14 minutes and 1,012 of the 1,477 aboard die source
Where
48.6250° N, 68.4083° W
The point is Wikipedia's position for the wreck in the St. Lawrence estuary off Pointe-au-Pere, near Rimouski, Quebec.
Sources
Each event carries Aion's own evidence grade (mainstream, disputed or speculative). This page repeats what the globe shows for this place.