The number of lives lost following the sinking of the Empress of Ireland in the Saint Lawrence River is now officially put at 1,021, with 446 passengers having been rescued from the ship.

When fog blanketed the St. Lawrence River on May 29, 1914, a ship carrying hundreds of passengers and crew was rammed by a passing coal ship. The passenger vessel, known as the Empress of Ireland ...

"As soon as I saw the two photos, I knew that that scene was related to salvage on the Empress of Ireland," said Saint-Pierre, a maritime historian who has written a book about the shipwreck. The ...

I knew that that scene was related to salvage on the Empress of Ireland,” said Saint-Pierre, a maritime historian who has written a book about the shipwreck. The 170-metre-long ocean liner ...

“As soon as I saw the two photos, I knew that that scene was related to salvage on the Empress of Ireland,” said Saint-Pierre, a maritime historian who has written a book about the shipwrec ...