被遺忘的船難
1914年第一次世界大戰爆發前兩個月,愛爾蘭女皇號在魁北克聖羅倫斯河口遇上撞船意外,之後連同過千名乘客極速沉沒,是繼鐵達尼號之後歷史上最致命的船難,但一直為世人所忽略。究竟是怎麼樣的意外,導致這艘行走大西洋航線近百次的巨輪,在短短十數分鐘內迅速在河道上沒頂?
Shipwrecks: When History Resurfaces - The Forgotten Shipwreck
Not far from the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River near the little town of Rimouski, Canada, lies the wreck of the ocean liner Empress of Ireland, a majestic transatlantic vessel commissioned to ply the sea route between Quebec and Liverpool. Its disappearance on May 29, 1914 was one of the most deadly shipwrecks in history after the Titanic. What unexpected event cost the lives of 1,012 of its passengers? Braving icy waters and the dangers of this deep-sea dive, Kevin Sempé will try to understand how this massive vessel, which was on its 96th voyage across the Atlantic, could sink so quickly to the bottom of the river. WWI was declared just days after the ship sank, relegating its victims to the forgotten annals of History.