steamer Princess Alice
sank in less than five
minutes after colliding with
the coal ship SS Bywell
Castle. Around 700 people
died, many because they
were unable to swim.As a result of the tragedy,
new safety rules were put in
place, as they would be again
after the Marchioness disaster
in 1989. All ships would pass
each other on the port side,
and there would be enough
life belts for everyone on