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\Launch of the HMS Albion, where a large wave from the ship's launch caused an overcrowded viewing platform to collapse, sending 200 people into the Thames, 34 of whom drowned. (June 21st, 1898)

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Launch of the HMS Albion in 1898, when a large wave from the ship's launch caused an overcrowded viewing platform to collapse, sending 200 people into the Thames, 34 of whom drowned. The rescue efforts were captured on film, the first time film cameras were used to document a disaster!

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\Launch of the HMS Albion, where a large wave from the ship's launch caused an overcrowded viewing platform to collapse, sending 200 people into the Thames, 34 of whom drowned. (June 21st, 1898)	30
Launch of the HMS Albion in 1898, when a large wave from the ship's launch caused an overcrowded viewing platform to collapse, sending 200 people into the Thames, 34 of whom drowned. The rescue efforts were captured on film, the first time film cameras were used to document a disaster!	1