Historedia
Episode 2 of 3

Survival of Pearce and Carmichael

When
1 June 1878
Where
Shipwreck Coast, Victoria, Australia
Part of
Wreck of the Loch Ard

Thomas Pearce and Eva Carmichael were the only two survivors of the Loch Ard wreck.

Thomas Pearce, an apprentice, clung to the upturned hull of a lifeboat. Eva Carmichael, an Irishwoman emigrating with her family, survived by clinging to a spar for five hours. Three months after the disaster, which claimed the lives of seven members of her family, Carmichael returned to Ireland.

Sources

  1. Loch Ard (ship) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-07
  2. Loch Ard Gorge Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05

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