"The Arctic" Steam-Ship, 1854. Two ships collide in poor visibility. '...the Arctic steam-ship, on her passage from Liverpool to New York, while running in a very thick fog, was struck on the starboard an iron steamer which made three large holes in the dense was the fog that the vessel could not be seen a minute before the steamer was very indistinctly turned out to be the wife, daughter, and son of Mr. E. K. Collins, with several ladies, were put on board a boat - in the act of lowering which one of the tackle gave way, and
"The Arctic" Steam-Ship, 1854. Two ships collide in poor visibility. '...the Arctic steam-ship, on her passage from Liverpool to New York, while running in a very thick fog, was struck on the starboard an iron steamer which made three large holes in the dense was the fog that the vessel could not be seen a minute before the steamer was very indistinctly turned out to be the wife, daughter, and son of Mr. E. K. Collins, with several ladies, were put on board a boat - in the act of lowering which one of the tackle gave way, and all, except one lady, who clung to a sailor holding fast to the boat, were precipitated into the sea and asked the Captain what his intentions were, who replied that the ship's fate should be his. I then asked him if he would not allow his son to go with he returned me the answer that he should share his fate'. From "Illustrated London News", 1854.
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