No Survivors: The Princess Sophia Disaster

Beneath the waves off the Alaskan coast lies a story that has long been forgotten by most of the world. It’s the story of the S.S. Princess Sophia, which ran aground and sank after some 40 hours of being stranded - taking with her all 350-plus passengers and crew.
Chapters:
Introduction: 0:00
History: 3:19
Day of departure: 5:10
Disaster: 8:03
Aftermath: 14:31
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  • @StunningHistory
    @StunningHistory2 жыл бұрын

    Regarding the pronunciation of Sophia, here is the museum's response in full when I asked them about it: "Yes, this one is always up for debate. I don’t think either is wrong, per se, but some people definitely have a preference. We decided to go with so-FYE-uh ourselves since that is what most of the experts use as well. I personally think it is the safer bet." In the end, I ultimately deferred to the subject matter experts here instead of the more common pronunciation. I knew it would irritate some people, and I certainly had to make a very conscious effort to unlearn how I've always said the name. If you disagree with the pronunciation, that is perfectly fine-but just know I did my due diligence in asking the experts what they thought. Thank you for watching! - Sam Chapters: Introduction: 0:00 History: 3:16 Day of departure: 5:10 Disaster: 8:29 Aftermath: 15:13

  • @WeddingVegetables

    @WeddingVegetables

    2 жыл бұрын

    This should probably be pinned. :) Great video, thanks a lot!

  • @gretchenlittle6817

    @gretchenlittle6817

    2 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Well-researched and presented. Slight well-intentioned editorial feedback: given the gravity of the subject matter, and the importance of the transcribed messages between Locke and Leadbetter, I have to question paraphrasing them.

  • @anhedonianepiphany5588

    @anhedonianepiphany5588

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s unfortunate that this pronunciation was once conventional, and it takes a little getting used to, but you’ve definitely made the correct choice in this context. An altogether captivating effort.

  • @MELOMOKOTOGULU

    @MELOMOKOTOGULU

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, that was ia the best thing that should be for information and authentition knewnlegde.Thanks verymuch

  • @ButtersCCookie

    @ButtersCCookie

    5 ай бұрын

    A moving video. I found as I read Listverse. One of the most informative, engaging and terribly shocking the insincerity of the Captains who arrived. Who seemed put out and pride ultimately claimed the innocent. What was disgusting was the false hope given to passengers and then to families. Shows how little has changed. Big business is still protected. They didn't do their best. It was more than that ship's fault. * My beloved cousin's name is Sophia. Thank you for not traumatizing me.

  • @julianpalmer4886
    @julianpalmer48862 жыл бұрын

    A similar tragedy occurred in New Zealand in 1968. The T.E.V. Wahine got caught on a reef within shouting distance of the shore. The captain elected to abandon ship. 50 odd passengers died, including one poor girl child. Later it appeared that if the order to take to lifeboats hadn't been given, none would have perished. Hindsight is a wonderful thing as they say.

  • @Roscoe.P.Coldchain

    @Roscoe.P.Coldchain

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes that was tragic, I watched some old footage of the vessel in the bay, one of the saddest story’s I’ve ever heard, was a hard watch..🙏🏼

  • @ripwednesdayadams

    @ripwednesdayadams

    Жыл бұрын

    idk if you have seen it but there’s a pretty good doc on youtube about the sinking of the wahine. it has interviews with survivors intermixed with the story of the sinking. i had never heard of it before which is pretty crazy. i’ll never forget it now. i believe it was called “the sinking of the wahine” or something similar.

  • @myassizitchy

    @myassizitchy

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ripwednesdayadams i was gonna mention that same documentary. Its really good but that poor mother that lost her kids just killed me. And the old guy talkin about his wife

  • @randomlyentertaining8287
    @randomlyentertaining8287 Жыл бұрын

    15:17 That would be the creepiest thing in the world to me, standing on the dry mast of a ship that's submerged below you, knowing that if the water was clearer, you'd be able to see the dark shape of it below the surface.

  • @miapdx503
    @miapdx5035 ай бұрын

    Such a tragedy. Needless loss of life...and then to be barely thought of in the time of the end of war. 350 souls lost...incredibly sad. Thank you for telling their story. They are not forgotten. 🌹

  • @alanfaulkner6329
    @alanfaulkner63294 ай бұрын

    Seventy-nine years ago today, the most catastrophic maritime disaster in human history occurred. On January 30, 1945, the Soviet submarine S-13, under the command of Captain Alexander Marinesko, torpedoed the Wilhelm Gustloff, a German military transport ship, which had been repurposed for evacuating more than 10,600 German war refugees from the eastern parts of the Reich across the Baltic Sea. This devastating attack led to the tragic loss of an estimated 9,600 lives, including more than 5,000 children.

  • @RailroadStreet
    @RailroadStreet2 жыл бұрын

    This video is exceptionally well done! I found it very informative, and a very respectful tribute to those who perished on Princess Sophia. I also learned some new facts that haven't been covered in other documentaries I've watched or articles I've read. Nice job on the animated photos you created too. Great work, Sam!

  • @StunningHistory

    @StunningHistory

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Matt. I am grateful for your assistance in pointing me in the direction of some of these great photos. I was actually just about to give you a shout out in the video description. I meant to do that when I published the video. I truly appreciate it! - Sam

  • @StunningHistory

    @StunningHistory

    2 жыл бұрын

    Added my thanks to the video description!

  • @Oakleaf700

    @Oakleaf700

    Жыл бұрын

    @@StunningHistory Very well made, respectful video. Many years ago, my young son {then 5} asked out of nowhere ''Do ferries ever sink?'' ..{We used them to get to Mainland Europe from England }I replied instinctively ''Not now, no, they are quite safe''. Eerily within hours, the Herald of Free Enterprise sank within sight of the shore, the first ferry sinking that I knew of in my lifetime around European waters. For those of us who live near water, we used ferries a reasonable amount {Before the channel tunnel}, and they had always felt quite ''Safe''. However, You tube shows them not to be safe... another shocker in local waters {The North Channel/Irish Sea} was Princess Victoria Disaster ..again, ''Hindsight being a wonderful thing''.. She should never have put to Sea in the teeth of a ferocious gale that battered Northern Europe. Captain's arrogance ? Perhaps. That is also a deeply frustrating incidence that happened within 10 miles offshore.

  • @maryrafuse3851
    @maryrafuse38512 жыл бұрын

    This story is told in the book by Laura Beatrice Berton titled, I Married the Klondike. The sinking devastated the already struggling town of Dawson City Yukon by killing many of its leading citizens. A massive hurt to the community still suffering after the losses of WW1. Laura Berton was the mother of famous Canadian author Pierre Berton who wrote 50 best selling books.

  • @chrisnesbitt8454
    @chrisnesbitt84542 жыл бұрын

    Hindsight's 20/20, I don't believe the captain erred in not evacuating the passengers and crew, especially with what happened to the Clallam. Great video, thanks for posting...

  • @livinglikeananimal
    @livinglikeananimal2 жыл бұрын

    Great video of a lesser known tragedy of the Pacific Northwest! This story is so vexing to me because the passengers had multiple chances to be allowed off the ship, and how the company wriggled out of paying the families of the deceased. Just horrific all around and I can't even begin to imagine what it felt like on board. Technical note: The timing of the subtitles is a fair bit off about halfway into the video, they were well behind the narration at a point so it was a bit disorienting -- 7:04 is where the subtitles start to diverge from the narration which then makes the timing disjointed for the rest of the video. I'm grateful for the subtitles either way and hope it's an easy enough fix to trim the extra lines! :) I like the animations you added to the old photos. It really brings the ship to life!

  • @StunningHistory

    @StunningHistory

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I think the captions should be fixed now.

  • @TheDennys21
    @TheDennys212 жыл бұрын

    This channel is a hidden gem! Bravo.

  • @tedthesailor172
    @tedthesailor1722 күн бұрын

    Excellent video with none of the melodrama common to some. I took the inside passage route from Vancouver Island to Skagway on a grand old passenger ferry built in the 1960's (long since scrapped by now). It wasn't touristy back then, and quite an intimate and friendly atmosphere developed on board. Nowadays, I gather those hideous vessels like capsized blocks of condos frequent the route...

  • @mikegrew7446
    @mikegrew74462 жыл бұрын

    The Princess Sophia disaster is well known up here in the Pacific Northwest. I've seen the display at the BC Maritime Museum and in Skagway. We know it as " The Titanic of the Northwest "

  • @carolross1517
    @carolross15172 жыл бұрын

    Great video.....I became aware of this tragedy as Mountainview Cemetery in Vancouver has many of the Princess Sophia victims buried there. On the 100th anniversary of the sinking in 2018 my friend and I left candles and flowers on the graves. So very sad.

  • @StunningHistory

    @StunningHistory

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing, Carol. That was an interesting but somber moment I'm sure. - Sam

  • @carolross1517

    @carolross1517

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@StunningHistory HI Sam....yes..seeing the graves and reading the inscriptions is definitely somber...Jack Maskell and Auris McQueen are both not far from the graves of my family members...the young man who was the radio operator is interred a few sections north. Thanks again for a very informative and interesting video.

  • @jettozahoku
    @jettozahoku2 жыл бұрын

    How tragic. I'd never heard about the Princess Sophia, so thank you for making this amazing video.

  • @Heisenberg_100

    @Heisenberg_100

    Жыл бұрын

    the only reason no one hears of this is because when you search the name all you get is that stupid kids show

  • @deecawford
    @deecawford Жыл бұрын

    great job explaining all of this horrible tragedy. I live in AK and I love the documentaries I find especially ones like this. You are respectful and truthful without making things up to fill in the gaps, thank you. Yes I subscribed. I can’t believe you don’t have more subscribers. You will soon.

  • @daminox
    @daminox2 жыл бұрын

    8:35 I really like how you include sound effects like this in your videos. It helps me imagine what it would have been like to be on that ship when it ran aground.

  • @StunningHistory

    @StunningHistory

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the feedback!

  • @undeadcommunist
    @undeadcommunist2 жыл бұрын

    Man that was terrifying. So sorry for those lost souls. Very nice video

  • @jakeduddey8363
    @jakeduddey83632 жыл бұрын

    Just imagine being on the rescue vessel King and Winge on that cold October morning and seeing Sophia's mast at 14:51 sticking out, of the water. I couldn't imagine that. My heart sank when I seen that. Such a sad ending to a sadly forgotten ship disaster. May all 350 people and animals aboard who perished rest for all eternity.

  • @dandog7653
    @dandog76532 жыл бұрын

    Well done. I'm hooked, found this video and now subscribed and starting at the beginning. Watched a couple already and gotta say, I usually don't subscribe to many as I'm picky, but yours have excellent perspectives, are well written, narrated and addictive. Thanks for putting in the time to make these. I think your channel will grow much in the next few months.

  • @johnwright291
    @johnwright291 Жыл бұрын

    I worked on tugboats plying the inside passage for several years. This wreck is well known and still talked about 40 years ago when I was last up there. I was on more than a few tugs that grounded and had to wait for tide to refloat so I know what these people went through.

  • @auntbarbara5576
    @auntbarbara55762 жыл бұрын

    Excellent, well researched and respectful. You are very gifted and professional!

  • @van84agon
    @van84agon2 жыл бұрын

    great story telling Ship Geek! your video is so very well put together. The sea is unforgiving, and suffers no fools. photos of the body viewing area was particularly disturbing in the tragic dignity shown the dead. the lack of morality shown by CP's afterwords was/is unsurprising as like most companies its PR/legal wing goes into damage control mode, deny, deny, deny...

  • @bbsugarsmurf19
    @bbsugarsmurf194 ай бұрын

    the way even back then all these companies escaped liability is mind boggling, some things never change!

  • @catsantos353
    @catsantos353 Жыл бұрын

    Kudos for reaching out to the museum. Respect 🫡

  • @pickles3128
    @pickles31282 жыл бұрын

    You definitely deserve more subscribers, this is very well done. You'll be happy to know you're popping up in "recommendeds" sections of people, ever since I've been watching Maritime Horrors, (in turn recommended due to Fascinating Horror / Wartime Stories.)

  • @StunningHistory

    @StunningHistory

    2 жыл бұрын

    Cool, thank you! Sounds like I’m in good company.

  • @harrietharlow9929
    @harrietharlow99292 жыл бұрын

    So tragic. I'm sure the Captain did the best that he could but it would have been far better had the passengers been transshipped with vessels nearby. RIP to passengers and crew of the Princess Sophia.

  • @fhwolthuis
    @fhwolthuis2 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting, thanks for bringing us this forgotten story 👍🏻

  • @StunningHistory

    @StunningHistory

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching, Frank!

  • @sergiobarros2697
    @sergiobarros26972 жыл бұрын

    Really nice production…thx….subscribed and kudos

  • @5amH45lam
    @5amH45lam2 жыл бұрын

    If the Sofia had beached on a reef and took damage, I'm surprised the captain didn't drop anchor so as to prevent her drifting off and capsizing in deeper water (as happened).

  • @fernandomarques5166

    @fernandomarques5166

    Жыл бұрын

    For that you need to understand how an anchor works. The anchor itself is only a way too keep the chain on the bottom, the chain itself is what holds the ship in place due to its contact area. This is why its also a lot easier for a vessel to drag anchor on a rocky bottom than on a sandy bottom. Dropping the anchor on the reef would've achieved basically nothing.

  • @Oakleaf700

    @Oakleaf700

    Жыл бұрын

    @@fernandomarques5166 Is that so? I never knew that. I assumed that the massive length of anchor chain was to reach the sea bed, but I bow to your greater judgement of this. the anchor flukes I thought ''Dug in'' to the sea bed, but I can see that on rocks that an anchor might drag.

  • @Oakleaf700

    @Oakleaf700

    Жыл бұрын

    @@norml.hugh-mann That sounds a huge amount of work, and quite dangerous?

  • @mauricedavis2160
    @mauricedavis2160 Жыл бұрын

    An excellent episode of very tragic event, thank you Stunning History!!!🙏😢⛵❣️

  • @jeffgann6613
    @jeffgann6613Күн бұрын

    Very well produced video of a very sad event. 😢

  • @mdr8ball
    @mdr8ball2 жыл бұрын

    Great content SG! I find your narration and presentation impeccable. Cheers!

  • @StunningHistory

    @StunningHistory

    2 жыл бұрын

    Much appreciated! Welcome aboard!

  • @ajbaumgart4774
    @ajbaumgart47743 күн бұрын

    Wow that's incredibly sad i never even heard of this sea disaster very sad story that every one on board died so many lives cut short too soon the captain should have evaluated when they had a chance

  • @sambersr.1217
    @sambersr.12172 жыл бұрын

    What an amazing presentation ! Thank you for this great and informative channel. I didn't know about this "Canadian Titanic of the West". My birth place is in the area of the Empress of Ireland disaster, that we could call then the Canadian Titanic of the East. Big loss of lives in both cases, I start to be curious to know how many CPR disasters happened... The Princess Sophia disaster raises a lot of questions indeed, though I don't doubt a minute about the good intents of the crew on the passengers safety... So many questions still !

  • @Massev6871
    @Massev68712 жыл бұрын

    Congratulations! This is so interesting! Such a tragedy though. It's like the opposite outcome to the White Star RMS Celtic which ran aground in 1928. Best wishes from Ireland.

  • @razorfett147
    @razorfett147 Жыл бұрын

    I believe all was done correctly. Attempts to lower boats or passengers in the squalish conditions likely would have been catastrophic. The ship was so inundated on the rocks that it didnt seem likely they would be going anywhere...making the possibility of sinking fairly remote. Unfortunately, the storm refused to let up or break until the Sophia had been pushed and torn off of the rocks, dooming all on board. Another case of mother nature showing no mercy to her children

  • @TheOceanChannel2
    @TheOceanChannel22 жыл бұрын

    i remember hearing about this. i should update my video on her. good work!

  • @Viking88Power
    @Viking88Power Жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @Oakleaf700
    @Oakleaf700 Жыл бұрын

    incredibly sad.Well made, respectful Memorial to the Lost souls .

  • @tdecker2937
    @tdecker29372 жыл бұрын

    Terrific video!

  • @alberta1st
    @alberta1st2 жыл бұрын

    The window of opportunity was there and failed all, the company who hired the captain are liable and the captain also, imagine the screaming at the captain l would be waving the ships in. Well done historic event showing how the top fails.

  • @hughjass1044
    @hughjass10442 жыл бұрын

    Another superb production! It's a great day when I can watch a Ship Geek video.

  • @Madhouse_Media
    @Madhouse_Media2 жыл бұрын

    I've heard the Princess Sophia story a hundred times, but I'm still glad you did it because your style of presentation makes it worth hearing again.

  • @jasonshull3106
    @jasonshull31062 жыл бұрын

    Great video as always thanks

  • @brianwilson2546
    @brianwilson2546 Жыл бұрын

    I’m starting to see an unfortunate pattern here. Any line with a relatively high profile disaster in it’s history, usually has more than one. CPR also owned the SS Empress of Ireland, which became the worst maritime disaster in Canadian history. White Star with Titanic and Atlantic, obviously. The Collins Line had almost too many to count, etc. No line seems to just have one major disaster in it’s history.

  • @Jadegreif
    @Jadegreif2 жыл бұрын

    Great video, thanks for making it. Many years ago, I remember seeing that picture on Wikipedia, where the ship is stuck on the reef, so haunting.

  • @ropeburnsrussell
    @ropeburnsrussell Жыл бұрын

    Cool wave effect

  • @michelcapitaine6025
    @michelcapitaine60252 жыл бұрын

    (from france )...very talented report....with a golden voice...

  • @Ro6entX
    @Ro6entX Жыл бұрын

    Easily one of the accidents that would have had much lesser or possibly no lives lost had the captain done things differently. Of course easy to say while not being in that situation. And I could be wrong but looking at that rock via google maps, looks like the damage is still visible.

  • @paddlefaster
    @paddlefaster2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video, a story I was not familiar with. As a lifelong sailor done lots of offshore racing and cruising I can tell you that it's a really tough decision to leave the boat. Ship-to-ship transfers are notoriously dangerous even for a single person. I think the captain probably did the best thing under the circumstances. Of course hindsight is always clearest but In the Heat of the Moment you're forced to make tough decisions.

  • @jeffross5424
    @jeffross54242 жыл бұрын

    very nice

  • @kurtdunbar912
    @kurtdunbar9122 ай бұрын

    The image at 18:30 is of C Street dock in Bellingham, Washington. In the background on the hill is the easily recognizable and imposing City Hall building, today the Whatcom Museum.

  • @BMan100
    @BMan1002 жыл бұрын

    wow, some nice animation there, I remember when I saw a documentary of this on the history channel.

  • @LordDim1
    @LordDim12 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video, and deeply distressing… suggestion for a potential future video; the sinking of the Danish steamer SS Norge in 1904. It was the worst maritime disaster in the North Atlantic before the sinking of the titanic

  • @robrichards8074
    @robrichards80748 ай бұрын

    The loss of life was completely preventable, the Sophia's captain was given orders to wait for a CPR owned ship from Victoria. All because they did not want to surrender the passengers and cargo to another company.

  • @The_Great_Depression
    @The_Great_Depression2 жыл бұрын

    I live in anacortes, northwest wa and tons of our community for generations have done fishing and most have done several seasons in Alaska. Our oceans up in Washington aren’t much for sharks, but the temps in our waters are deadly year round (at night on a decent day in summer at least)

  • @hungsolow7090

    @hungsolow7090

    Жыл бұрын

    There isnt many sharks ?

  • @The_Great_Depression

    @The_Great_Depression

    Жыл бұрын

    @@hungsolow7090 not in the northwest corner where I live (San Juan area). There are only dog sharks which are rly little and no threat to people. What we DO have are orcas and sea lions (those 2 depend on the time of year, and giant octopus and seals, things like that. So yeah no big or dangerous sharks here. I think it’s simply too cold in our waters for their liking. But if you go south to Oregon, I believe they have bigger sharks being nearer to California.

  • @johnwick-ii6il
    @johnwick-ii6il2 жыл бұрын

    How does a seasoned captain with 25 years experience in and around the Lynn canal, run into a reef that he knew was there, and had passed countless times?

  • @jasontwynn7356
    @jasontwynn73562 жыл бұрын

    I did sub to the channel because of this video. So-fee-a was a good ship with a bad captain and crew. Non of them could Staind up to captain asshats,and save the passengers. What a shame.

  • @lottiemcdaniels1523

    @lottiemcdaniels1523

    2 жыл бұрын

    In the beginning of the video he took the time to show how the name is pronounced. He did his research.

  • @meredithcarroll6209
    @meredithcarroll6209 Жыл бұрын

    It seems like any type of navigation that has the word "dead" in its name is probably not something that should be relied on to navigate a narrow canal in a blinding snowstorm...

  • @HerAeolianHarp
    @HerAeolianHarp Жыл бұрын

    My husbands relatives, the Barnes brothers, perished in this tragedy. RIP to all lost.

  • @christosvoskresye
    @christosvoskresye2 жыл бұрын

    So did the ship have the odd pronunciation for the same reason as Regina in Saskatchewan?

  • @dollinterrupted

    @dollinterrupted

    2 жыл бұрын

    ?

  • @Catenfur

    @Catenfur

    Жыл бұрын

    I remember the first time I heard someone say Regina in Canada. Never knew what the reason was though

  • @mrhead6856
    @mrhead68562 ай бұрын

    The dog that made it to shore. Imagine if that dog could talk ..he would have probably led a campaign to let other dogs know how stupid humans can be sometimes

  • @77thTrombone
    @77thTrombone2 жыл бұрын

    Differently bad outcome as compared to the _Deutschland._ I can't second-guess the captain, facing those wintery seas with a green crew. About the only thing he could've done was flood tanks & coal bunkers, except the tanks were already full for the voyage, and he didn't savor the idea of offloading a load of wet coal - the delay for such a change out would've stranded the ship for the winter.

  • @marcusjnewtonz28
    @marcusjnewtonz282 жыл бұрын

    Another great video! Can’t wait for the next one

  • @glamcityrockerofficial
    @glamcityrockerofficial Жыл бұрын

    Every time a story about sailing or flying in the world starts off with the operators of the plane or ship using dead reckoning you know it's not going to end well

  • @michaeldebidart
    @michaeldebidart2 жыл бұрын

    This ladies and gentlemen is why my ass doesn’t go on boats

  • @norml.hugh-mann
    @norml.hugh-mann6 ай бұрын

    The PacNW refers to the lower 48s NW.

  • @rexfrommn3316
    @rexfrommn33168 ай бұрын

    Here is the way Sophia disaster should have been handled from a policy perspective. It was well known that this intercoastal passage way was treacherous with rocky shoals and narrow passages. Management of this Canadian Railway Company should put passenger safety first as its policy. Arrival times and schedules are only APPROXIMATE TIMES and DATES with the caveat of weather and sea conditions. The captain of the Sophia should have been trained in policy to SEEK safe harbor to anchor to wait out snow storms, squalls and rough sea conditions. If the ship had to anchor three days to wait out a storm or bad seas then it stays until sea and weather conditions moderate. Really treacherous points, such as narrow passages with treacherous rocky shoals should have ONLY BEEN CROSSED DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS period. The Sophia should have been thought of as a coastal ship that only traveled from designated safe harbor to safe harbor points during periods of fair or good weather. So what if it would have taken an extra day or two of travel. The idea here is to make safety of the passengers above all else including profits.

  • @blairturner139
    @blairturner139 Жыл бұрын

    The whole story of what happened was given up right at the beginning I like when it builds up cause after that everything else don't matter after

  • @Massev6871
    @Massev68712 жыл бұрын

    By the way how were the letters found? Or were the messages radiod?

  • @dollinterrupted

    @dollinterrupted

    2 жыл бұрын

    In their pockets

  • @ripwednesdayadams
    @ripwednesdayadams Жыл бұрын

    The captain’s fears weren’t totally unwarranted. There are numerous deadly examples (aside from the one mentioned) that would make anyone pause before leaving a big ship that was still afloat for small lifeboats.

  • @norml.hugh-mann

    @norml.hugh-mann

    Жыл бұрын

    Never climb down into a life raft...alwayd wait and step up into them from sink ing vessels as they are safer up until the plunge usually

  • @robertcronin6603
    @robertcronin6603 Жыл бұрын

    Man, I hate to do it but it's the *So-FEE-uh* ....not So-FYe-uh...lol...great video though, brother - love your channel 🔥

  • @sayhey7482
    @sayhey74822 жыл бұрын

    this was as good as they come BETTER THAN MANY vids about ALL THINGS ! dam shame it happ though ,i cant blame the capt ,seemed of sound mind and not effen DRUNKED UP nm he went down with it ,as soon as i saw the 1st photo on here i predicted the reason about life boats lowered onto GROUND BUT metal ones must of been new {more or less} plus with all the help nearby AND knowing shoreline close also even if he was lulled by the by the safety looks of all those choices ,and knowing of last time it happened all were saved ,he was responsible for all that happened and i dont thinj he took it lightly! gosh knows what his thoughts were during the last minutes of his demise iow he did what he thought correct ,go ez on him

  • @stjbananas
    @stjbananas Жыл бұрын

    All lives lost. Utter tragedy.

  • @mariuszszymczak3644
    @mariuszszymczak3644 Жыл бұрын

    Excuse me Mr Stunning History... I want to complain! I miss your videos.... I want more content... When is the next video. I want more more more!

  • @StunningHistory

    @StunningHistory

    Жыл бұрын

    More to come. Sorry for taking so long! Thanks for your support. 🙏

  • @RebeccaCampbell1969
    @RebeccaCampbell19692 жыл бұрын

    Great Captain Not an engineer at all Sea logistics 50:50, that's why it was a disaster

  • @ouroboris
    @ouroboris2 жыл бұрын

    Good documentary, though the segment at 2:47 that runs backwards is rather odd.

  • @StunningHistory

    @StunningHistory

    2 жыл бұрын

    Noted, thanks! I have a limited library of purchased stock footage and historic imagery, so I try to experiment with different ways of presenting it for visual interest. Otherwise, stock footage expenses can add up quickly! - Sam

  • @ouroboris

    @ouroboris

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@StunningHistory No problem, sir Geek. It was weird but cool, and I spent about 90 minutes congratulating myself for noticing it.

  • @IvyroseGullwhacker
    @IvyroseGullwhacker2 жыл бұрын

    On a tiny light note in this sad story, TikTok has officially ruined the acronym "CPR" for me and I could not stop laughing at the start...

  • @jamessullivan4391

    @jamessullivan4391

    Жыл бұрын

    You find Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation humorous, do you?

  • @deadbrother5355
    @deadbrother53559 ай бұрын

    Ah, for just one time I would take the Northwest Passage To find the hand of Franklin reaching for the Beaufort Sea Tracing one warm line through a land so wild and savage And make a Northwest Passage to the sea

  • @andrewemery4272
    @andrewemery4272 Жыл бұрын

    Speaking as a former SAR professional, a crew's best life jacket is always their ship

  • @johnconlon9652
    @johnconlon96522 жыл бұрын

    Taught to speak "Standard English", "Received Pronunciation" in the (19)50s, the capital city of Bulgaria was pronounced So-fee-a; nowadays, English spelling (speling?), syntax and pronunciation seem to be(e) a matter of personal choice (?). Nevertheless, an interesting exposition of human frailty and futility in the face of nature. Tragedy. Hello Mars!

  • @StunningHistory

    @StunningHistory

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, John. The pronunciation surprised me, too, as I was researching it. As I note in the beginning of the video, I reached out to the Maritime Museum of British Columbia to confirm, as several videos show historians pronouncing it as so-FYE-uh. This was the museum's response: "Yes, this one is always up for debate. I don’t think either is wrong, per se, but some people definitely have a preference. We decided to go with so-FYE-uh ourselves since that is what most of the experts use as well. I personally think it is the safer bet." I ultimately decided to defer to the subject matter experts here instead of the more common pronunciation. Thanks for watching, - Sam

  • @WeddingVegetables

    @WeddingVegetables

    2 жыл бұрын

    In my country we were taught to pronounce the name of the Bulgarian capital as SO-fee-a, not So-FEE-a, so there you go. A third option.

  • @worldcomicsreview354
    @worldcomicsreview3542 жыл бұрын

    This is even worse than the "what-ifs" with Titanic and Carpathia

  • @joeanderson9852
    @joeanderson9852 Жыл бұрын

    👍

  • @psychwardsandSCENE
    @psychwardsandSCENE7 ай бұрын

    8:56

  • @mauriceclark4870
    @mauriceclark487011 күн бұрын

    The. Waters. Around. The. Canadian. Coast. Are. Deadly. .and. Have. Claimed. Thousands. Of lives. But. People. Still. Sail them. At. Their. Peril.

  • @peterjermyn5785
    @peterjermyn57852 жыл бұрын

    It seems like captain lock was damned if he did or didn't he had inexperienced crew to man life boats but some would have survived

  • @johnbee7729
    @johnbee7729 Жыл бұрын

    Corporations always seem to win

  • @franklarizza7683
    @franklarizza7683 Жыл бұрын

    I'm sure the captain did what he thought was best. The one positive of this tragedy is the light.

  • @user-bd3zy6wo7l

    @user-bd3zy6wo7l

    4 ай бұрын

    HE KILLED EVERYONE

  • @johanbjorklund2815
    @johanbjorklund28152 жыл бұрын

    You've got some of your facts wrong: 11:11 You claim "most" of Sophias crew had been hired in Skagway. In reality, only 10 crewmen were hired there, out of which 6 were waiters. (Crew total was 65) 12:48 The wireless question regarding "if you think she will back off at next high water" is not from Locke to Leadbetter but is from Troup (head of CPR ships) to Locke.

  • @StunningHistory

    @StunningHistory

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the information.

  • @user-bd3zy6wo7l

    @user-bd3zy6wo7l

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@StunningHistory are u gonna correct your wrong facts or just say thanks

  • @PattMcCrotch
    @PattMcCrotch2 жыл бұрын

    Pronounced So Phi Uh and not So Fee Uh? Never heard the latter in this spelling but maybe. Great work though.

  • @chicagogyrl4846
    @chicagogyrl4846Ай бұрын

    I believe it’s pronounced “So-fee-a”. 😂🤣

  • @nurgle11
    @nurgle112 жыл бұрын

    Maritime Museum of BC can stick up their jumper, Sophia is a Greek name and the "i" is pronounced "ee".

  • @cedarledgepublishing
    @cedarledgepublishing2 жыл бұрын

    Great video but odd prononciation of Sophia throughout.

  • @boataxe4605
    @boataxe46052 жыл бұрын

    I guess that only those of us old enough to remember one of the most beautiful women of the 60’s know how to pronounce Sophia.

  • @StunningHistory

    @StunningHistory

    2 жыл бұрын

    The pronunciation surprised me, too, as I was researching it. As I note in the beginning of the video, I reached out to the Maritime Museum of British Columbia to confirm, as several videos show historians pronouncing it as so-FYE-uh. This was the museum's response: "Yes, this one is always up for debate. I don’t think either is wrong, per se, but some people definitely have a preference. We decided to go with so-FYE-uh ourselves since that is what most of the experts use as well. I personally think it is the safer bet." I ultimately decided to defer to the subject matter experts here instead of the more common pronunciation. Thanks for watching, - Sam

  • @boataxe4605

    @boataxe4605

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@StunningHistory Cool, now let’s argue about “Tomato”.😂

  • @StunningHistory

    @StunningHistory

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@boataxe4605 Ha! Let's call the whole thing off. :D

  • @kurtpena5462

    @kurtpena5462

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@StunningHistory This is why having more than one source is important.

  • @StunningHistory

    @StunningHistory

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kurtpena5462 I agree with you, Kurt. Here are several videos where maritime historians and researchers use this alternative pronunciation. Funny how a ship's name can spur such a debate, but like other words, it has more than one acceptable pronunciation. I knew this pronunciation would irritate some people, and I certainly had to make a very conscious effort to unlearn how I've always said the name. Hope these other videos help, and thank you for watching. - Sam kzread.info/dash/bejne/i5ulmJWYmLbdfZs.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/qaFompizo7jLlKw.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/nIKmtqyAptnVZrA.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/pKZ6qrVspMm3YpM.html

  • @davy1458
    @davy14589 ай бұрын

    Do you really not know how to pronounce "sophia"....i abandoned your video on this and watched partime explorers version because the wayyou pronounce sophia is just too annoying for me.

  • @jasontwynn7356
    @jasontwynn73562 жыл бұрын

    Ok, please say the name right! You're driving me nuts,it's so-fee-a. Please look up how names are pronounced before posting videos. I'm sorry,it just drives me nuts. It's a weird thing that I can't help. All day it will mess with me,I can't stop it.

  • @StunningHistory

    @StunningHistory

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Jason, please see my pinned comment, as well as the note I make at the beginning of the video. That will provide the rationale behind the pronunciation. Don’t let it bother you too much! 😄 - Sam

  • @jasontwynn7356

    @jasontwynn7356

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@StunningHistory I try not to let it,but it just does. I can't help it. But good new is I subscribed to you're channel because of this video 👍😎

  • @dollinterrupted

    @dollinterrupted

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol the video starts with an explanation of the pronounciation

  • @Mendo707mx
    @Mendo707mx2 жыл бұрын

    Your content is always fascinating.

  • @wwvette
    @wwvette3 ай бұрын

    Sultana Was The Greatest Lost Of Life, It Happen Just After The Civil War. Look It Up...

  • @sammysouth8372
    @sammysouth837210 ай бұрын

    It’s pronounced So-fee-ya

  • @jasonshull3106
    @jasonshull31062 жыл бұрын

    Great video as always thanks