Introduction to The Deep Blue
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ABC #069, segment 1
The great tragedies of the sea are innumerable - literally millions of wrecks litter the floors of oceans, lakes, seas, and rivers, and innumerable victims have ended up in Davey Jones' Locker.
Laurel Hill East has a cenotaph for three victims - a mother and two daughters - from the Austria disaster in 1858, which saw a loss of 448 passengers and crew.
Laurel Hill West has a cenotaph for a brother and sister lost on the SS La Bourgogne in 1898, amid-Atlantic collision that saw 562 people die.
The RMS Titanic proved not as unsinkable as people thought. This introductory section gives you some specifics about the ship and the people involved.
After learning about the boat in this segment, you will learn about the individual women who survived and their triumphs and tragedies along the way.
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