𝐒𝐒 𝐕𝐈𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐄 | Worst Disaster in Film History

in 1930 producer Varric Frissell secured funding to create a feature film adventure about newfoundland's annual seal hunt. He gathered a team of technical experts aboard the ss Viking and set off to capture this arctic struggle with as much authenticity as possible the resulting film the viking originally known as White Thunder was to be the first Canadian made feature film with sound and the world's first movie with sound shot on location. By 1931 friselle had completed the majority of the film but unhappy with the product he decided to return to newfoundland to shoot some additional footage this unfortunate decision proved to be fatal and what resulted was the worst disaster in cinematic history.
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PHOTO CREDITS
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S.S. Viking Disaster: A survivor in the rescue boat
Group of seven men and two women with S.S. Sagona in background
Seven men and two women standing near the S.S. Sagona
A rescue boat with the S.S. Sagona in background.Disaster
Two men and two women on the deck of a vessel
Man by the side of a ship
A survivor in the rescue boat
Helpers from the Island
Lowering a rescue boat
Otis Bartlett, Operator at Horse Islands
Taking food to Horse Island
Beothic and Imogene
Towing the rescue boat
Wreckage on the ice
Maneuvering a rescue boat over the side of a ship
Memorial University of Newfoundland
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1931
SS VIKING Sealing Ship Sealer Horse Islands EXPLOSION Disaster 1931 Newspaper

[@candytoo3729]

My goodness I am going to see a film documentary about this event next Wednesday evening. Thank you so much for posting this. As a Newfoundlander this means a lot to me.

[@rayfieldwiseman5835]

Amazing Film

[@zuzanita1999]

Pretty interesting, such a good vid 👍🏻

[@TheMapleChronicles]

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[@christianannoni6968]

Great content man!

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[@unowen-nh9ov]

Since this 1 made history it will be difficult to match, Howard Hawks' brother & several others died stunt flying, made Mary Astor a widow.