Does it really matter if it doesn't quite tie together in the end? Soon after the Empress sank, the world’s attention was drawn to the early beginnings of World War I, leaving the story and memory of the ship lying silent beneath the waves with the vessel and precious lives lost.Layers of rum-and-sunshine soaked RPG adventuring to lose yourself in. While as great of a tragedy as the Titanic, the sinking of the Empress never garnered the press nor attention the Titanic received. Often due to the horrific nature, we are fascinated by their stories. Unfortunately, only a small number of bodies were retrieved, with many trapped beyond the divers’ reach within the wreck.Ĭertain events in history have a way of burning themselves into our collective memory. The last dive was made on August 20th, bringing up the purser’s safe. Following the sinking, from mid-June through mid-August, numerous dives were made to retrieve bodies and valuables from the ship. The Storstad continued its journey to Montreal. The few survivors able to withstand the frigid waters were taken to Rimouski, where many later died of pneumonia. The Storstad, with only minor damage to its bow, joined rescue ships from Rimouski. If there was any mercy for the passengers and crew lost in this tragedy, it was that their demise came quickly: The horror for all aboard lasted a mere 14 minutes before the Empress slipped beneath the waves.
Many passengers also had port holes open for the fresh cool breeze, allowing cabins to flood when the port holes reached the water.
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The Empress had watertight doors dividing sections below decks, but they required manual operation the water coming in overwhelmed the crew so quickly, they had no time to seal them. The list to starboard was immediate, with the submerged pressure forcing even more water into the opening.
Sixty thousand gallons of water per second began pouring through the opening as the river’s current and the Storstad’s momentum pulled it away from the doomed Empress. The Storstad’s bow cleaved the Empress well below the waterline, leaving a gaping hole 16 feet wide.
Minutes later, the two ships came into view of each other, now on a collision course. Believing they were passing port to port, the Storstad turned more to starboard, unknowingly taking it directly into the Empress’s path. The Storstad, not realizing the Empress intended a starboard-to-starboard passing, was also concerned with their proximity to each other. Shortly after Kendall laid in his new course, a spring fog enveloped both ships.Ĭoncerned he could no longer trust his prior understanding of each ships’ position, Kendall gave an order to slow his ship but kept it on course. In late spring, the warm, moist air above the cold river water can produce a fog so dense, visibility nears zero. On this course, the Empress would cross the Storstad’s bow, and the two ships should safely pass starboard to starboard while still miles apart. Kendall estimated the Storstad to be approximately 8 miles away more than enough time, he thought, for a turn to port, and he set his course for open water. If Kendall held this course, the ships would pass each other port to port, but it would take the Empress close to shore and off his intended course. Kendall, on the bridge of the Empress, saw the Storstad off his port bow. on the morning of May 29th, the Empress and Storstad sighted each other near Point-au-Père. It was to spend the summer months moving coal up and down the river.Ĭlose to 2 a.m. Inbound from Sidney, Nova Scotia, and chartered by the Dominion Coal Company, the Storstad was carrying a load of the black rock to Montreal. Also on the river that evening was the Norwegian collier Storstad.
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