The Wreck of the S.S. Princess Sophia
The Unknown Titanic of the West Coast
13 min readSep 20, 2021
The deadliest marine disaster on the west coast of North America occurred in Lynn Canal on October 24, 1918, but few people have ever heard of it. Approximately 345 people died when the SS Princess Sophia slid off Vanderbilt Reef and sank. Did the captain’s recklessness cause the disaster, and did his poor decision-making doom the…
