Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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While most of us know of the Titanic tragedy where some 1500 people lost their lives in the middle of the ocean, one lesser known disaster happened near central London and claimed the lives of over 600 people. Many of those that died, did so because of the appaling state of the waters they found themselves in. Millions of tons of raw sewage and chemicals quickly saturated their heavy clothing or entered their bodies.

Today we explore the story of the SS Princess Alice.

00:00 - Intro
01:30 - A Brief History of Steam Ships
02:57 - The SS Princess Alice / PS Bute
04:50 - The Day of the Disaster
10:29 - Rescue Attempts
13:23 - Aftermath






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