This happened two years after Titanic, the ship had all the newest safety measures in place, but none of that helped because it sank so quickly.
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Oh I know about that one! I read about it when I visited the ultra-cute town of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli in Québec, on the southern shore of the St. Lawrence. There were panels there explaining what happened, as it occurred close to the town and rescuers came from the port. Shocking.
Right. I remember the panels.
Also shocking - or at leastg disturbing - is that, after the salvage crews blasted holes in her hull the summer of 1914, other divers went down to collect artifacts - and this continued until the site was protected. And so, today - or at least 10 years ago - you could buy Empress of Ireland dinnerware and other pieces on eBay. Pieces that should be in museums.
I’m always shocked by what is actually sold in terms of historical artifacts, and often for how little money (in the case of cuneiform tablets) or how much (in the case of the recently sold T-Rex)!