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The Hydrus' Unused Lifeboat: What Killed 25 Men?
The Hydrus' Unused Lifeboat: What Killed 25 Men?
Horror and astonishment collide: twenty-five men vanished on Lake Huron while the Hydrus' lifeboat remained lashed to its davits, found a week later unused and intact - the ship was torn apart but one boat stayed exactly as it had left the deck. How could a storm strong enough to rip a lifeboat free leave it unopened while every crewman aboard disappeared?
In this episode, we follow the Hydrus from her launch in 1903 through the fatal November 9, 1913 storm, describing the ship's design, recent history, and the precise sequence of signals and…
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