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Collision and Sinking

Name: Collision and Sinking
Start: 1873-04-01
Location: Mars Head

When: 1 April 1873
Where: Mars Head
Part of: RMS Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia

At 3:15 a.m. on 1 April 1873, the lookout spotted breaking waves, leading to the ship striking rocks and sinking off Nova Scotia.

The lookout shouted "Breakers ahead!" as the ship struck rocks. At least 535 people were killed in the disaster, which occurred near Mars Head, Nova Scotia.

Sources

SS Atlantic (1870) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08

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