The Princess Sophia shipwreck killed all 353 people on board and has been called the worst in the Pacific Northwest's history. Read the full description.
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Sam Holley-Kline, 17, has found shipwrecks interesting since he was very young. He wrote a story for the Anchorage Daily News about the Princess Sophia wreck and was soon contacted by Hal Johnston, whose father was one of the men called in to identify the bodies after the wreck. Sam sat down with Hal at a diner and together they recount the story.http://files.prx.org/prxfile-165739
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March 20 at 4 p.m. on KNBA 90.3 FM in Anchorage as part of "In Other News"
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Libby Donovan
Posted on April 23, 2008 at 06:47 PM | Permalink
Review of Teen reporter recounts 1918 Alaska shipwreck
Teen reporter recounts 1918 Alaska shipwreck is a very informative piece about the worst shipwreck in the Pacific Northwest. Sam Holley-Kline tells the story of the Princess Sophia by using an interesting combination of reenacted historical letters and messages from the ship, and an interview with a man whose father worked for the Canadian Pacific railway at the time of the shipwreck. The feature actually has the elements often used in a History Channel special but it?s condensed into just over 5 minutes. The narration and production were so professional sounding I was surprised to find upon reading the description that the author is 17.
This piece would be good for anyone wanting a brief history of The Princess Sophia's crash on October 24, 1918. It could also be more broadly applied to show about shipwrecks, accidents or a show with a nautical theme.