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Nurse who surivived the sinking of Belfast liner Britannic 100 years ago today... after escaping the Titanic disaster just four years previously
ONE hundred years ago today a nurse who was rescued from the Titanic disaster made a second miraculous escape from the sinking of the tragic Belfast-built liner's sister ship, Britannic. Violet Jessop was 28 years old when the Britannic struck a German mine on the Aegean sea off the coast of Greece. As the ship sunk, she said she only survived a blow to the head from the ship's propellers because of her thick auburn hair. \"I leapt into the water but was sucked under the ship's keel which struck my head,\" she said. As a taste of things to come, Violet experienced a sea collision at sea on board another Harland & Wolff liner, the Olympic, in 1911 when it crashed into a British naval ship, HMS Hawke. The following year her friends had convinced her that working on the Titanic would be a \"wonderful experience\" -- although she had reservations about the weather on the North Atlantic route and rumours of the demanding passengers that were on board.
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How fortune smiled on the 'unsinkable' Violet Jessop
[Violet Jessop]'s charmed life on the high seas began in September 1910 when she was a stewardess on the White Star Line's cruiser Olympic which was in collision with war ship HMS Hawke as they both left Southampton. She was uninjured and the Olympic, a sister ship of the Titanic, managed to return to port. Her most famous escape of all came in April 1912 when she was a survivor in a lifeboat from the Titanic after the doomed liner collided with an iceberg.
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Take a trip on the Titanic at the Whittier Public Library
\"The Titanic is a theme that always draws interest,\" said Paymaneh Maghsoudi, director of library services. \"It's dramatic and mysterious.\" \"[Violet Jessop] had a unique accent,\" [Gallerita] said. \"It was American with a small Irish lilt.\" Suzan Gallerita will perform as Violet Jessop (pictured) at Parnell Park inSuzan Gallerita will perform as Violet Jessop (pictured) at Parnell Park inWhittier on Wednesday.; Suzan Gallerita will perform Wednesday at Parnell Park as Titanic'sSuzan Gallerita will perform Wednesday at Parnell Park as Titanic'sfamous stewardess Violet Jessop.
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Arts Events in Brief, Dec. 2
Admission is by donation (suggested $10 to 20). Tickets are available at the IMAX concession in the Royal B.C. Museum, 675 Belleville St., The MediaNet office, #106-2750 Quadra St., and at Hemp and Company, 1102 Government St.
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One hundred years on, a new book sets out to solve the mysterious sinking of Britannic
That's about to change, courtesy of a new book about a vessel that was even bigger than the Titanic -- and sank in half the time. Mystery of the Last Olympian: Titanic's Tragic Sister Britannic, was due to be released next year to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the sinking, but demand for it among Titanic aficionados has been so intense that pre-publication sales have already started. Britannic, which was nearing completion at the Harland and Wolff shipyard when World War I erupted, never got the chance to replace her ill-fated White Star Line sister on the Southampton to New York route. They also touch on the story of the remarkable Ms [Violet Jessop]. \"In descending on the silent Britannic, you see the promenade deck where pretty Violet Jessop once walked -- Violet, a young woman serving as a stewardess, whose destiny was oddly linked to the tragedies of the Olympian ships,\" said [Richie Kohler]. Clockwise from main picture: the wreck of the Britannic lies on the ocean bed; Violet Jessop, the woman who survived the sinking of sister ships the Titanic and the Britannic; during its use as a hospital ship in 1915, and setting sail from Belfast in 1914
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I survived when the Titanic was sunk, its sister ship crashed AND another White Star ship struck a mine.. ; AMAZING WOMAN LIVED TO TELL TALE OF DISASTER ON BELFAST-BUILT LINERS
THE sinking of the Titanic has become one of the most talked about disasters in history, but few people know that one woman who survived the sinking also survived disasters on the Titanic's two sister ships, Olympic and Britannic. LEFT: [Violet Jessop] survived the disasters which struck all three Belfast-built ships. Marine RIGHT: Historian [Simon Mills] believes the Britannic could have survived if her internal watertight doors had been closed in time. BELOW: The Olympic and the Britannic in hospital ship livery; AMAZED: Diving expert [Carl Spencer]; IN MEMORY: The Titanic medal
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thelist death-defiers
Miraculously, she survived the sinking of two ships. She was 24 years old and working on the Titanic as a stewardess when it sank in 1912; four years later she was working on the Britannic, sister ship to the Titanic, when it was sunk by a mine. 2 Tsutomu Yamaguchi was recognised by the Japanese government as the sole official survivor of both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic attacks.
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Lost at sea ; Legendary tales of survival, shipwrecks and cannibalism
To be involved in one maritime disaster is unfortunate, but serial-survivor [Violet Jessop] was caught up in three. The White Star Line employee was on board the Olympic in 1911 when it collided with another vessel. Unperturbed, she went on to join the Titanic for its maiden voyage. Jessop made it to a lifeboat before the ship broke apart. Then in 1916, when she was serving onboard the Britannic, it hit a mine and sank. After jumping out of a lifeboat just before it was sucked in to the propellers, she was finally rescued.
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One Book, One Batavia focuses on the Titanic
In remembrance of this historical tragedy, the 1955 book \"A Night to Remember\" by Walter Lord has been named the One Book, One Batavia 2012 selection. The book is nonfiction but it reads like an adventure story and remains one of the best accounts ever written about the Titanic disaster. At 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, actress Leslie Goddard will portray \"Violet Jessop: Titanic Survivor.\" Jessop was a stewardess aboard the Titanic and lived to also survive the sinking of the Titanic's sister ship, the HMHS Britannic, in 1916. Goddard brings Jessop to life as she tells vivid stories of the disasters from the viewpoint of a crew member and shares a glimpse at life aboard the most glamorous luxury liners of their day. \"Peter Oprisko Sings Songs of the Titanic Era\" will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 4. Chicago-based Oprisko has been described as the \"American Michael Buble,\" and his smooth, baritone voice and knowledge of musical history have impressed audiences throughout the country.
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