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Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs Podcast @shipwreckspod.bsky.social · 46m

The vessel was battling rough seas, strong winds, and a fishing net caught in its propellers. 292 people lost their lives making it one of South Korea’s deadliest maritime disasters. (2/2) ⚓

Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs Podcast @shipwreckspod.bsky.social · 46m

#OTD Oct 10, 1993, the passenger ferry MV Seohae capsized and sank in the Yellow Sea during a storm. The vessel was traveling from Jeju Island to Mokpo carrying over 360 passengers and crew—well over its intended capacity. (1/2) 🧵

#history #SouthKorea #maritimehistory

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Bionic Mecha Laura 🎃 @bioniclaura.bsky.social · 5h

Thought you might find this interesting, new Shackleton museum opening in Athy today. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

New museum on life of Ernest Shackleton opens in Kildare

A new museum dedicated to the life of the explorer Ernest Shackleton opens in Athy in Co Kildare today.

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Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs Podcast @shipwreckspod.bsky.social · 2h

Oh wow! I suppose the timing of this series was serendipitous. Thanks for sharing this.

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Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs Podcast @shipwreckspod.bsky.social · 1d

When there is a Part 1, you know Part 2 is coming. And here it is! (This part includes the Endurance expedition.😉)

shipwrecksandseadogs.com/91

#maritimehistory #history #shackleton #skystorians

Sir Ernest Shackleton: The Boss - Part 2

Ernest Shackleton and crew struggle to survive after the Endurance sinks in the Weddell Sea.

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Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs Podcast @shipwreckspod.bsky.social · 1d

When there is a Part 1, you know Part 2 is coming. And here it is! (This part includes the Endurance expedition.😉)

shipwrecksandseadogs.com/91

#maritimehistory #history #shackleton #skystorians

Sir Ernest Shackleton: The Boss - Part 2

Ernest Shackleton and crew struggle to survive after the Endurance sinks in the Weddell Sea.

shipwrecksandseadogs.com

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Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs Podcast @shipwreckspod.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you so much!

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Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs Podcast @shipwreckspod.bsky.social · 1d

No doubt you're right about that. It's been that way since the first merchants put boats in the water.

Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs Podcast @shipwreckspod.bsky.social · 1d

She certainly was old and worn out. But taking her directly into a hurricane was reckless and unnecessary. Had Davidson survived there's no question he would have been convicted of crimes.

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Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs Podcast @shipwreckspod.bsky.social · 1d

Probably a good many. It decimated that community.

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Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs Podcast @shipwreckspod.bsky.social · 1d

Of course! You don't need my permission.😊

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Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs Podcast @shipwreckspod.bsky.social · 1d

She sure does.

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Flames of Sorrow: The General Slocum Tragedy

Over 1000 people perished when the General Slocum caught fire and sank in the East River in New York City.

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Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs Podcast @shipwreckspod.bsky.social · 2d

The E.K. Collins was a passenger and freight sidewheel paddle steamer. On 8 Oct 1854 she was on route from Sault St. Marie to Cleveland when she caught fire at the mouth of the Detroit River near Amherstburgh. (1/2) 🧵

#maritimehistory #greatlakes #history

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Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs Podcast @shipwreckspod.bsky.social · 2d

Engulfed in flames, she reached shallow water while the stern overhung deeper water. The vessel Finertz arrived very quickly and picked up 43 survivors. 23 others perished either in the fire or by drowning. While arson was suspected, the cause of the fire was never officially determined. (2/2)⚓

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Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs Podcast @shipwreckspod.bsky.social · 1d

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Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs Podcast @shipwreckspod.bsky.social · 2d

I can't wait to see and hear her play with Rush! Amazing!

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Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs Podcast @shipwreckspod.bsky.social · 2d

Engulfed in flames, she reached shallow water while the stern overhung deeper water. The vessel Finertz arrived very quickly and picked up 43 survivors. 23 others perished either in the fire or by drowning. While arson was suspected, the cause of the fire was never officially determined. (2/2)⚓

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Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs Podcast @shipwreckspod.bsky.social · 2d

The E.K. Collins was a passenger and freight sidewheel paddle steamer. On 8 Oct 1854 she was on route from Sault St. Marie to Cleveland when she caught fire at the mouth of the Detroit River near Amherstburgh. (1/2) 🧵

#maritimehistory #greatlakes #history

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Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs Podcast @shipwreckspod.bsky.social · 3d

New episode! "Sir Ernest Shackleton: The Boss - Part 1." The first of a 2-part series about the life of the legendary explorer. Part 1 takes you from his birth through the end of his 2nd polar expedition aboard the Nimrod.

shipwrecksandseadogs.com/90

#maritimehistory #history #shackleton #podcast

Sir Ernest Shackleton: The Boss - Part 1

Sir Ernest Shackleton was an Anglo-Irish explorer best known for his daring Antarctic expeditions during the Heroic Age of Polar Exploration.

shipwrecksandseadogs.com

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Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs Podcast @shipwreckspod.bsky.social · 2d

So would our cats. I've seen that greedy side-eye. They are just waiting...

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Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs Podcast @shipwreckspod.bsky.social · 3d

New episode! "Sir Ernest Shackleton: The Boss - Part 1." The first of a 2-part series about the life of the legendary explorer. Part 1 takes you from his birth through the end of his 2nd polar expedition aboard the Nimrod.

shipwrecksandseadogs.com/90

#maritimehistory #history #shackleton #podcast

Sir Ernest Shackleton: The Boss - Part 1

Sir Ernest Shackleton was an Anglo-Irish explorer best known for his daring Antarctic expeditions during the Heroic Age of Polar Exploration.

shipwrecksandseadogs.com

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Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs Podcast @shipwreckspod.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you!

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Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs Podcast @shipwreckspod.bsky.social · 3d

Yes! 😊

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Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs Podcast @shipwreckspod.bsky.social · 3d

Endurance had a fatal structural flaw, and Shackleton allegedly knew it...

phys.org/news/2025-10...

The real reasons Endurance sank—study finds Shackleton knew of ship's shortcomings

Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, Endurance, was crushed by Antarctic sea ice and sank in November 1915. Emblematic of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration, it is widely considered the strongest polar ...

phys.org

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Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs Podcast @shipwreckspod.bsky.social · 3d

Yes. Both reactors and most of the missiles are still down there. The nuclear reactors from USS Thresher and USS Scorpion are also on the bottom of the Atlantic.

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