03-04-2020, 11:34 AM
Yay! Well done Ivor.
By all accounts Emily (I) was fairly well strapped down and there was no catastrophic crash, so it's reasonable to suppose she sank 3 miles to the bottom in one piece. As you say though, after 90 years on the bed of the Pacific she's probably dwindling in the restorability stakes. Mind you, wouldn't be the first vintage car that's been 'restored' from a brass wheel nut!
I can only guess McQuarrie didn't know the history of this vessel before he bought the tickets - or were people made of sterner stuff in those days?
By all accounts Emily (I) was fairly well strapped down and there was no catastrophic crash, so it's reasonable to suppose she sank 3 miles to the bottom in one piece. As you say though, after 90 years on the bed of the Pacific she's probably dwindling in the restorability stakes. Mind you, wouldn't be the first vintage car that's been 'restored' from a brass wheel nut!
I can only guess McQuarrie didn't know the history of this vessel before he bought the tickets - or were people made of sterner stuff in those days?