The Terrible Toll of the Norge (1904)
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- čas přidán 8. 06. 2024
- On July 5th, 1904, the New York Times wrote: “In the number of its victims, the terrible wreck of the Danish steamer Norge off the coast of the stormy Hebrides comes near to that of the General Slocum in the placid waters of the East River. No disaster so extensive has happened on the high seas for many years, to remind men that there remains perils of the deep which human science has not yet succeeded in completely dispelling.”
Ship Name: Norge
Year Built: 1881
Tonnage: 3310
Ship Type: Iron Hulled Steamship
Nationality: Denmark
Year Wrecked: 1904
Location Wrecked: Rockall, United Kingdom
Reason for Wreck: Went off Course, Struck Rock
Lives Lost: At least 600
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Early upload tonight. Love it!
It's heartbreaking to think of sinking ships with more passengers than lifeboats. And all the poor nameless victims, whose loved ones probably never found out what had happened to them.
A lot of the people who were saved did not attempt the voyage again. They turned around and returned home, and who could blame them?
such a tragic tale
tyvm for another upload, eh
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love the (new?) voice... very well narrated
really adds to the video quality!
Thank you. Still the same narrator but we are always working on delivery and trying to find ways to improve. This channel is forever a work in progress
@@theshipwreckarchives indeed indeed!
I am sorry to commenting on your pronunciation of the name but... Norge is how Norwegians say Norway. I suspect the Danish pronunciation is similar. From Wikipedia: [ˈnɒːwə] From Old Norse Noregr, Norvegr, derived from norðr (from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą) and vegr (from Proto-Germanic *wegaz). So, Nor - Ge.
And thank you for not using a million different photos that has nothing to do with the ship or the incident. This makes it very easy to listen to. And yes, I am one of those people who listen to CZcams videos...
If you ever needs more pronunciation guides from a Norwegian, please dont hesitate to ask^_^
No need to ever apologize for giving us help with how to say something properly. We definitely struggle with it sometimes. We are always thankful for any help in that area.
So is it more like "orgy" with an n at the start
I wonder how much help they could expect if they had reached St-Kilda...
I guess, there was still a sizable mining community there in 1904... today, the remote Scottish island barely has any permanent population and no Hospital or even a clinic or pharmacy to speak of... as a result any marginally serious cases have to be airlifted to the mainland, leading to many extra costs & complications
You made us curious so we looked into it and it seems that in 1904 there probably wasn't even a nurse there. They probably fared much better for having been picked up considering how rough of shape they were in.
@@theshipwreckarchives probably saved there lives! in the day, with the lack of communications, I imagine the locals would have done very little for them in that state... not because they wished not, but because there was not much they could do at that point.... and that is if they actually managed to get onto land without getting smashed on any rocks (which are plentiful there)
its got 3 poles only 1 is equipped for sails whats the other 2 do?
When she was first built she was listed as having three masts. I know as confidence in steam power grew some other ships kept the masts but stopped using them for sails. They still used them for signals and things like that. My guess is a similar case for the Norge but I didn't see anything mentioned while researching.
@@theshipwreckarchives Danish-line ships often kept the rear mast rigged to carry a boom for the light-wind sailings into tropics or when a heavier cargo low in the hold allowed for extra sail... the front mast on all passenger steamers had to be used for signals and lights as per the current inter-island waterway convention *(1898--WWI)
Thanks! The Titanic sank 8 years later.
Its so easy just to steer like 50 miles clear of this rock and its lil nearby buddies. A better master, with modern 1900s equipment and maps shoulda' been able to manage it.
as a person who has sailed in those waters with relatively modern equipment, I'd say it seems easy, but those rocks are some Nasty B***ds, the current around them keeps changing, so if it's foggy, and you have to rely on a sextant and dead reckoning... good luck!
@@stanislavkostarnov2157 I'm Army, not Navy. Guess I have to take your word :)
@@bothewolf3466 I am mostly cargo foredeck, but did a couple of seasons on Bird & whale watching boats around those waters (Mostly middle-inner Hebrides, but a few two-three day mini-cruise trips to some outer Islands as well)... rest was mostly Clyde-side to Morocco and back.
Norge is just Danish (and Norwegian) for Norway. It's pronounced more like nor-ge.
you guys can have my biscuit i only eat them with mash taters and gravy
It's pronounced 'Nor' (as in neither/nor) + 'ge' with a hard *g; (as in 'geography', 'geology', etc)
That's how you say Norway in norwegian.