LONDON, May 29, 1914 (UP)-The offices of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company here today were besieged by crowds of weeping mean and women, relatives and friends of the crew of the Empress of Ireland, ...

The author of 2001's Deep Descent recounts the sinking of the Canadian ocean liner Empress of Ireland and documents its subsequent romantic history as a lure for scuba divers in this well-researched ...

While it happened on the east coast, there is a fascinating west coast connection to one of Canada's most significant nautical disasters. Jay Durant helps reveal the long-forgotten story of the ...

When the luxury ocean liner Empress of Ireland collided with the Norwegian coal vessel Storstad on May 29, 1914, it took a mere 14 minutes for the ship to disappear beneath the sea, killing 1,012 of ...

Issued also in French under title: Le Titanic canadien, l'Empress of Ireland. "This work is a souvenir of the exhibition [of the same name] ... at Pier 21, Halifax"--Title page verso. NPM copy ...