Episode 209: The sinking of the SS Princess Sophia

Feb 1, 2023

Have you ever been stranded in your car in the middle of a snowstorm? Now imagine there are 350 other people in the car with you, and you're all stuck in that storm in the middle of an Alaskan canal for nearly two days. People come to rescue you but can't get any closer. And with every passing hour, your car groans and threatens to sink. That was what happened to the SS Princess Sophia in 1918.

Videos:

• Disasters of the Century: The Princess Sophia Sinking
• The Sea Hunters: The Princess Sophia tragedy

Articles and books:

• Stranded: Alaska’s Worst Maritime Disaster Nearly Happened Twice, by Aaron Saunders
• Report on the wreck of the Princess Sophia
• Forgotten Voyage
• Remembering the Princess Sophia: The Titanic of the Pacific West Coast
• National Park Service: The Princess Sophia
• The Wreck of HMCS Galiano October 1918