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Elbe and Crathie collision claims many lives at sea
A North Sea disaster unfolded when the Elbe of the North German Lloyd collided with the British steamer Crathie near Lowestoft. Of 352 aboard, only 20 were saved as the ship sank in under thirty minutes in bitter cold, prompting blame on lifeboat readiness and onlookers.
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Brlbe
North German
Lloyd Steamship Company
Bremen
New York
North Sea
Lowestoft
England
Elbe
Crathie
Hoffman
Grand Island
Nebraska
Vivera
Cleveland
Rhoades
Washington
Germany
Southampton