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Arctic Steamship Disaster
On a cold Atlantic crossing, confidence can be as dangerous as any storm. In the middle of the eighteen fifties, the world believed the ocean had finally been mastered. But beneath the polished decks of the SS Arctic, trouble was lurking—hidden in plain sight, waiting for its moment.The Atlantic Ocean in the eighteen fifties was a corridor of growing certainty. Steamships like the SS Arctic promised to make the old dangers of sea travel a thing of the past. The Collins Line, backed by American ambition and government support, turned the Arctic into a floating symbol of progress. First-class…
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