Jun 272013
Not exactly news, but a historical tidbit about the German cruise liner that was sunk at the end of WWII by three torpedoes launched by a submarine. Here’s what makes it worth noting:
The figures from the research of Heinz Schön make the total lost in the sinking to be about 9,343 total, including about 5,000 children. This would make it the largest loss of life in a single sinking in maritime history.
Yikes.