At least for us the smaller wrecks sometimes hold the greatest impact because you often can see with the smaller ones the individual stories more clearly. With the giant disasters sometimes the individuals get lost.
Captain Gallant really lived his name! The only non swimmer and the only survivor. It wasn't skill, but a combination of luck, determination and quick thinking. 🌹⚓
People not knowing how to swim used to be much more common, even in the sailing community, though I don't know as the captain has much of an excuse since everyone else on his ship knew how to.
It's pretty rare that swimming will do you any good, even if you're the strongest swimmer in the World! In the olden day's some actually used to wear lead in their boots as (especially in rough weather & esp sailing ship's), weren't going to be able to come about & pick someone up easily, if atall! Still not easy now. I've been on the water 4 25 odd year's & can't swim! Your Sea Survival courses will always tell you not to swim, unless you're very close to rescue/safety as it just wastes energy & along with the shock of suddenly being in the water, hypothermia etc trying 2 swim will basically 1/2 u're chances of survival.
Any mention of currency in our channel is always directly taken from our sources. In this case the newspapers of the era. I acknowledge that there is a possibility that the paper in question may not have had a printing press with a pound symbol at their disposal, it would not have been an unusual problem and it is likely their readers would have understood their true meaning. Either that or the writer at the time was American which is more than possible considering how many people flocked to Australia. We apologize for the inaccuracy.
Loved it
thanks guys excellent as always
Horrific stuff!
The variety of tragedy, despair and survival of these stories are just unbelievably scary.
Thank you for sharing them.
At least for us the smaller wrecks sometimes hold the greatest impact because you often can see with the smaller ones the individual stories more clearly. With the giant disasters sometimes the individuals get lost.
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Thanks for your work sir! Nice addition of your missus/Librarian lady reading the alternative opinions!
You run a great Channel good sir
Captain Gallant really lived his name! The only non swimmer and the only survivor. It wasn't skill, but a combination of luck, determination and quick thinking. 🌹⚓
Well most betting men would have lost that bet of who would have been the most likely to survive.
This is an even less well known wreck than a lot we do but we found the story of Captain Gallant too interesting to ignore.
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I hope the correct spelling of Harbour , doth not confuse the American illiterati . Oh well .
How a captain not know how to swim. I don't think anyone should trust a non swimming Captain that's just NUTS
People not knowing how to swim used to be much more common, even in the sailing community, though I don't know as the captain has much of an excuse since everyone else on his ship knew how to.
It's pretty rare that swimming will do you any good, even if you're the strongest swimmer in the World! In the olden day's some actually used to wear lead in their boots as (especially in rough weather & esp sailing ship's), weren't going to be able to come about & pick someone up easily, if atall! Still not easy now. I've been on the water 4 25 odd year's & can't swim! Your Sea Survival courses will always tell you not to swim, unless you're very close to rescue/safety as it just wastes energy & along with the shock of suddenly being in the water, hypothermia etc trying 2 swim will basically 1/2 u're chances of survival.
@@peterj5106 nah I'm from Nova Scotia I would make it.
Thirteen hundred dollars ? Decimal currency didn't eventuate untill 1966 . Surely you mean pounds . Oh well .
Any mention of currency in our channel is always directly taken from our sources. In this case the newspapers of the era. I acknowledge that there is a possibility that the paper in question may not have had a printing press with a pound symbol at their disposal, it would not have been an unusual problem and it is likely their readers would have understood their true meaning. Either that or the writer at the time was American which is more than possible considering how many people flocked to Australia. We apologize for the inaccuracy.