The Sinking of the SS Princess Sophia

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When the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage in 1912, over 1,500 people lost their lives… and to this day, many wonder if poor planning, negligent design, and undertrained crew members played a role in the devastating event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co ...  Show more

On today's episode of Macrodosing, the crew talks about the ship that was sunk by an iceberg that killed 1,500 people...or was it? You'll hear everything from movie comparisons to conspiracies between the Titanic and the Olympic. Was the ship swapped out? Is Rose responsible f ...

On 23 November 1942, in the middle of the Second World War, a ship called the SS Tilawa was carrying more than 950 passengers and crew from India to East Africa when it was sunk by Japanese torpedoes. Two hundred and eighty people died. The ship became known as the 'Indian Titani ...  Show more

The sinking of the RMS Titanic is one of the best remembered nautical disasters in history. Over 1500 passengers died after the luxury ocean liner struck an iceberg and sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic in April 1912. Since that time there have been many more disasters at ...  Show more