Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

$0.00 for first 30 days

Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.
Dark Descent cover art

Dark Descent

By: Kevin F. McMurray
Narrated by: Michael Prichard
Try for £0.00

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £12.99

Buy Now for £12.99

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Listeners also enjoyed...

Becoming a Sailor cover art
All Present and Accounted For cover art
The Sunken Gold cover art
Sinkable cover art
History Smashers: The Mayflower cover art
The Ice Diaries cover art
All Hands on Deck cover art
Wreck of the Carl D. cover art
Cape Horn - One Man's Dream, One Woman's Nightmare cover art
The Last True Story of Titanic cover art
Run the Storm cover art
Mysteries of the Sea cover art
What Is Juneteenth? cover art
Operation Ivy Bells cover art
Until the Sea Shall Free Them cover art
Collision Course cover art

Summary

Two years after Titanic came another ship disaster of equal magnitude

"The most comprehensive and impressive account of the investigation of a shipwreck I've ever read. Kevin McMurray has revealed the secrets of the Empress of Ireland in a spellbinding read." (Clive Cussler, best-selling author of Night Probe!)

On May 29, 1914, after a collision in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the Empress of Ireland sank in minutes, taking 1,012 passengers and crew to their deaths. The disaster shocked the world but then was forgotten with the torpedoing of the Lusitania and the engulfing cataclysm of World War I. Now, in Dark Descent, acclaimed author and diver Kevin McMurray revives the story of this forgotten maritime catastrophe.

Dark Descent takes listeners down into the frigid depths to explore the controversies of the ship's fatal night and the many attempts to salvage her contents, from the first hardhat diver sent down to recover loved ones to today's "adrenaline junkies" who risk­­ - and often lose­­ - their lives in pursuit of the perfect descent.

©2004 Kevin F. McMurray (P)2005 McGraw Hill-Ascent Audio
  • Unabridged Audiobook
  • Categories: History

Love Books? You'll Love Audible.

Transform your day

Transform your day

Replace endless scrolling with endless listening. Chores can be fun.

Listen everywhere

Listen everywhere

You can’t turn pages while you drive—but you can press play.

Carry your entire Library

Carry your entire Library

Your stories go where you go. Audiobooks don’t weigh a thing.

Listen and learn

Listen and learn

Discover stories that can change your mind, your well-being, and your life.

Reach your reading goals

Reach your reading goals

Download titles to listen offline, wherever you are in the world.

Find your niche

Find your niche

WIth thousands of titles to explore, there’s something for everyone.

Try for £0.00 £7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

What listeners say about Dark Descent

Average customer ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.