I sent the following notice to the person who
supplied me with the horrific photographs of immigrants swamping a tramp
steamer to be taken to Italy. A reader’s comments about those photographs
persuaded me to remove that post.
supplied me with the horrific photographs of immigrants swamping a tramp
steamer to be taken to Italy. A reader’s comments about those photographs
persuaded me to remove that post.
I am concerned about the provenance
of the photos you were supplied and which you sent to me for “A Troopship of
the European Apocalypse.” See:
of the photos you were supplied and which you sent to me for “A Troopship of
the European Apocalypse.” See:
afghanmoon said…
What’s interesting is the pictures show two
different departures. In one set of shots, the ship is moored port-side-to, at
a pier with cranes, and in others, starboard-side-to, at a pier without. The
ship’s name across the stern is partially painted over in the shot where you
have mistaken the old-fashioned “cruiser” stern for the bow. in the
last shot, you are looking at the port (left) side of the ship, toward the bow.
So how many times has this ship made the trip, grossly overloaded? More than
once.
different departures. In one set of shots, the ship is moored port-side-to, at
a pier with cranes, and in others, starboard-side-to, at a pier without. The
ship’s name across the stern is partially painted over in the shot where you
have mistaken the old-fashioned “cruiser” stern for the bow. in the
last shot, you are looking at the port (left) side of the ship, toward the bow.
So how many times has this ship made the trip, grossly overloaded? More than
once.