{"product_id":"stranded-alaskas-worst-maritime-disaster-nearly-happened-twice-paperback","title":"Stranded: Alaska's Worst Maritime Disaster Nearly Happened Twice - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAaron Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe sinking of the Canadian Pacific steamship \u003ci\u003ePrincess Sophia\u003c\/i\u003e was Alaska's worst maritime disaster -- until it nearly happened again.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 1918, the Canadian Pacific steamship \u003ci\u003ePrincess Sophia\u003c\/i\u003e left Skagway, Alaska, on her last trip of the season to Vancouver. She never made it. Battered by a raging snowstorm and sent dangerously off course, she ran aground on Vanderbilt Reef, a rocky shoal in Lynn Canal, North America's deepest and longest fjord. She would spend two days high and dry on the reef, with rescue ships standing by, unable to help, before she finally slid to her watery grave.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Seventy-six years later, another ship -- the modern \u003ci\u003eStar Princess\u003c\/i\u003e -- finds herself off course in Lynn Canal, and history nearly repeats itself. Weaving together events past and present, Aaron Saunders tells the story of two very different ships that set sail from Skagway at opposite ends of the century. Their common bond -- the unassuming and often treacherous stretch of water known as Lynn Canal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAaron Saunders writes about cruises and maritime history for \u003ci\u003eThe Province\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCanadian Traveller\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCruise \u0026amp; Travel Lifestyles\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShippax CFI\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. He is the founder of the website From the Deck Chair. When not at sea, he calls Vancouver home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 8.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52624358605107,"sku":"9781459731547","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NVJjL01QZjVldC9CWWJjU0w2YkdmQT09.webp?v=1762005476","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/stranded-alaskas-worst-maritime-disaster-nearly-happened-twice-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}