Coast Files Podcast

In the spring of 1873, the SS Atlantic was on its way to New York, bringing a ship full of immigrants looking to start a new life across the pond. When terrible weather put their fuel supply at risk, the captain decided to stop in Halifax, a decision he’d come to regret. Listen in this week as we learn about this tragic ship. 

References:

The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax, Nova Scotia

The SS Atlantic Interpretation Centre, Terrance Bay, Nova Scotia

SS Atlantic History – The SS Atlantic Heritage Interpretation Park. (n.d.). https://www.ssatlantic.com/ssatlantic/history/

Part-Time Explorer. (2023, July 9). SS ATLANTIC Sinking – a Real-Time Historical animation [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wem02M7Fjug

The SS Atlantic finds Canada’s waters less than polite. (2022, June 29). Apple Podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ss-atlantic-finds-canadas-waters-less-than-polite/id1611428985?i=1000568084328

Photos:

By Dennis G. Jarvis – DGJ_8401 – Last Views of the Sambro Island LighthouseUploaded by X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18694891

File:NS-00515 – SS Atlantic Memorial (26067670764).jpg – Wikimedia Commons. (2016, April 25). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NS-00515_-_SS_Atlantic_Memorial_(26067670764).jpg