Titanic of the West: Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park

National Park After Dark

Danielle LaRock & Cassandra Yahnian

True Crime, Places & Travel, History, Society & Culture

4.6 • 5.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2024

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

In October of 1918, just days before the end of the first World War, the Princess Sophia ran aground on Vanderbilt Reef and sank into icy Alaskan waters. Every single one of the 350 people aboard perished despite rescue boats circling the ship for nearly two days. What has gone down in history as the worst maritime disaster in the history of the pacific northwest has largely been lost to history, but baffles everyone who hears her tale.For a full list of our sources, visit npadpodcast.com/episodesFor the latest NPAD updates, group travel details, merch and more, follow us on npadpodcast.com and our socials:Instagram: @‌nationalparkafterdarkTikTok: @‌nationalparkafterdarkSupport the show by becoming an Outsider and receive ad free listening, bonus content and more on Patreon or Apple Podcasts. Want to see our faces? Catch full episodes on our YouTube Page!Thank you to this week’s partners!IQBAR: Text PARK to 64000 to get 20% off all IQBAR products and free shipping.Prose: Use our link for a free in-depth hair consultation and 50% off your first subscription order.Zocdoc: Use our link to download the Zocdoc app for free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Disasters have always had a chokehold on us. It doesn't matter where you were born or when, tragedies, be it man-made or natural in nature, have never ceased to captivate us.
0:14.8	Hurricanes, oil spills, earthquakes, terrorist acts, fires, floods,
0:20.4	plane and automobile crashes.
0:22.7	All of these events take up airtime,
0:24.9	headlines, and live rent-free in our minds.
0:28.0	The horror and heroism that can be found side by side
0:31.0	in stories like these enthrall us and have a way of making us want to know more
0:35.1	despite wanting to avert our eyes. Every event that involves a loss of life, especially
0:41.2	on a large scale, warrants our attention and our remembrance.
0:45.6	But not every one of those events receives either.
0:49.0	How does a ship, carrying over 350 people,
0:52.8	crash into a reef just miles offshore,
0:55.6	become stranded for nearly 48 hours,
0:58.4	all of the while being circled by numerous rescue boats
1:01.5	and surrounded by dozens of people ready to jump in and help sink into the sea without a single survivor.
1:08.7	And why have you never heard of that story? You're about to find out.
1:16.0	Welcome to National Park After Dark. You're going to do. That intro gave me chills a little bit, did it? When you were talking about it I was like wow this is
1:44.6	insane and then you're like and why haven't you ever heard it I haven't ever
1:49.8	heard of this well I'm about to tell you why you've never heard of it and maybe some of the reasons behind that.
1:55.0	So, and this is actually, I don't know if you remember,
1:58.0	this was your recommendation.
2:00.0	I do remember when you were describing it I'm like wait a second this sounds vaguely
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