 | DEATH IN THE NORTH CHANNEL - THE LOSS OF THE PRINCESS VICTORIA, JANUARY 1953
2nd Edition - November 2009
by Stephen Cameron
ISBN 978-1-904242-01-4
Book 21cm x 26cm Softback 144 Pages 180 B&W Photographs
Publisher: Colourpoint Books
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| | The sinking of the Princess Victoria on 31 January 1953, with the loss of 135 lives, was the worst maritime disaster in the waters off the British Isles. In this detailed and sensitive account, Stephen Cameron painstakingly recounts how the tragedy unfolded, from the construction of the vessel to the final heart-rending search for survivors after that vessel was no more. The author also poses the question which for 50 years has haunted the survivors and the relatives and friends of those who were lost: Was this a tragedy that could have been avoided? Contents:
- Foreword
- Thanks
- Introduction
- 1 – The New Princess Class
- 2 – Preparations for the voyage
- 3 – The approaching storm
- 4 – The Final voyage
- 5 – The call for assistance
- 6 – The Journey Continues
- 7 – The Rescue
- 8 – The Human Cargo
- 9 – Remembrance
- 10 – Warnings of disaster
- 11 – The Inquiry
- 12 – The appeal
- 13 – The Life Jackets that Killed
- 14 – Compensation
- 15 – The search for the Princess Victoria
- 16 – The last fateful Voyage
- Appendices
- Sources
- Index
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