Queen of the North sinking book

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Queen of the North sinking book

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written by the Captain at the time of the sinking.

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Under the water in less than an hour and only 2/101 passengers went missing (and never found). That's not too bad considering...
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Not if you're one of the two I reckon?
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Speculation I heard was that they went into the elevator. Maybe to get their dog which was in the kennel. No one will know for sure.
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Moral of the story? Don't screw around when you're on autopilot!
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more like pay attention when you are on autopilot. It is not like they are all set up correctly
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