The Strange Disappearance of the SS Waratah

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In 1909, the Blue Anchor Line's brand new liner SS Waratah vanished without a trace on her way to Cape Town South Africa. Despite extensive searches and a full investigation, no sign of her wreck or her passengers has ever been found. Dubbed Australia's Titanic, what actually happened to the SS Waratah remains a mystery over a century later.

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Sources:
The Lost Ship SS Waratah by P.J. Smith
Without Trace by John Harris

Video Credits:
Prelinger Archives
US National Archives
Internet Archive
US Library of Congress

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Chapters:
0:00 SS Waratah: The Apparition
2:03 Chapter 1: Building the Waratah
5:08 Chapter 2: The Final Voyage
8:43 Chapter 3: Sightings
10:52 Chapter 4: Theories

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