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28th November, 2016 in Maritime
At the turn of the twentieth century, the majority of steamers bringing immigrants to the United States still had very primitive third class accommodation. On these vessels, passengers had berths, food and air, but their sleeping quarters consisted of large compartments accommoda…
15th December, 2015 in Maritime, True Crime, Women in History
On 22 December 1933, Olympic left New York. Among her 104 tourist class passengers, occupying stateroom C86, was thirty-four year old Ivan Poderjay. He spent virtually the entire voyage in his stateroom, surrounded by a large amount of luggage, according to a steward’s…
