The Princess Sophia stranded on Vanderbilt Reef

Princess Sophia

A postcard view, by Winter Pond Studio,Â showing the Princess Sophia stranded on Vanderbilt Reef, on her final morning. Travelling at full speed, she struck the reef with enough force to ground herself nearly full length and on an even keel.

Note that there is little difference between this photo and the Taku Glacier shot: if not for the unusual height at which she sits out of the water, and the outcropping of reef visible ahead of her bow, thereÂ would beÂ nothing amiss in this view and nothing to suggestÂ that less than eight hours afterÂ it was taken all 356 of her passengers and crew would be dead.

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