Vanished Without a Trace: The Waubuno's Last Cold Run

Emergencies and World Disasters · Sep 1, 2026 · 23m

Vanished Without a Trace: The Waubuno's Last Cold Run

Ice, money and a failing hull: a lifebuoy with a name washed ashore after the steamer Waubuno left Collingwood on November 22, 1879 with 24 people aboard - and none were ever found. What do an inverted lifeboat stove in at both ends, a ship's ledger, and a stamped paddle-box fragment tell us about the disaster - and did those who sent her out already expect she might not return?

In this episode, we tell what the transcript records about the Waubuno's final voyage, the ship's condition, the cargo she carried and the debris recovered from…