Descent from Disaster

S1 E42013

Shipwreck of the S.S. Wairarapa - 1894

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135 people lost their lives when the S.S. Wairarapa steamed straight into rocks on Great Barrier Island. Andrew Fagan uncovers the stories of heroism and downright cowardice on that tragic night.

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