Alexia (@TitanicTalkline) is with us today to talk about White Star's previous worst disaster - the sinking of the SS Atlantic near Halifax in 1873.

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"Captain's Statement." SS Atlantic History. www.ssatlantic.com/ssatlantic/history/?c=13

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Kavin, Kim. "What Really Happened the Night the Atlantic Sank?" Soundings, 16 Feb 2022. https://www.soundingsonline.com/news/what-really-happened-the-night-the-ss-atlantic-sank

"SS Atlantic: A Captain's Fateful Decision." The Maritime Executive, 31 Mar 2016. https://maritime-executive.com/article/ss-atlantic-a-captains-fateful-decision

Turner, Timothy PD. "SS Atlantic (1870)." Titanic and Co. https://www.titanicandco.com/whitestarline/oceanicclass.html#atlantic

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