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Beneath Dark Waters The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland
Beneath Dark Waters The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland by Eve Lazarus is the latest book about what happened on a voyage that took place May 28th, 1914 from Quebec City, Canada as a beautiful ship sailed through the Saint Lawrence River enroute to Liverpool, the untimely fate that befell the famed Empress and the history, lives that were affected, legacy of the ship, scuba diving the wreck and more.
Beneath Dark Waters takes you on a journey into the stories and the history of Canada’s most famous shipwreck, (rivalled only by the Edmund Fitzgerald) the Empress of Ireland, a beautiful ocean liner that sank in just 14 minutes on May 29th, 1914 off Ste Luce, Quebec.
More paying passengers perished on this wreck than on the Titanic or Lusitania, becoming the greatest Canadian maritime disaster at sea in our rich marine history.
Eve Lazarus flew in to meet with us and discuss what it was like to dive this amazing ship, interviewing @Matt Mandziuk who had dove this wreck extensively from 2000-2016.
Learn of the ship from different perspectives, as Eve takes you on a journey down the rabbit hole and learn from the peoples stories and how this tragedy changed so many lives.
If you’re looking for a great book on the Empress, this is another great masterpiece by an acclaimed reporter and historian who has gone above and beyond to bring you this amazing addition to the history of the Empress of Ireland.
