| Comments | West coast BC, October 23, 1918. 343 dead: the CP steamship "Princess Sophia", carrying miners from Yukon and Alaska, became stranded on Vanderbilt Reef. Rescuers were unable to remove the 268 passengers and 75 crewmen due to a strong northerly gale. The next day, weather conditions worsened and the ship sank, killing all on board. |