History · Maritime Disaster
The Princess Sophia: The 1918 Alaska Sinking That Left No Survivors
by Silas Renby
In October 1918, the SS Princess Sophia ran aground on Vanderbilt Reef in Alaska's Inside Passage and sat stranded for nearly forty hours within sight of rescue ships that could not reach her — until a storm tore the liner free and all 353 aboard were lost. A meticulous account of the deadliest maritime disaster in Pacific Northwest history, and the agonizing judgment calls that sealed its outcome.
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