Catastrophic Mistakes: The RMS Magdalena Disaster

The epic saga of the Royal Mail Lines' RMS Magdalena has all the hallmarks of a tale stranger than fiction. A luxurious ship on its first voyage - the captain set for retirement after this trip - a slight blow that resulted in total disaster and that fine new ship broken in half. If this sounds familiar you might be forgiven for thinking we’re talking about Titanic again - but this happened in 1949 to one of Britain’s newest and finest passenger ships at Rio de Janeiro. Magdalena was doomed - but what exactly had gone wrong? Why had this ship, bristling with the latest technology and navigational aids, ended up in disaster - and why did she break apart? Oceanliner Designs explores the design, construction, engineering and operation of history’s greatest vessels– from Titanic to Queen Mary and from the Empress of Ireland to the Lusitania. Join maritime researcher and illustrator Michael Brady as he tells the stories behind some of history's most famous ocean liners and machines! Click the link to subscribe |    / @oceanlinerdesigns   #ships #sinking #disaster #titanic #wrecks #exploration #history #adventure #design #engineering #mairitime #safety #vessels #sailing #documentary #story #oceanlinerdesigns