Ss Sofia Official

The wreck occurred within sight of the shore and the Coppermine Point Lighthouse. The lighthouse keeper and his family saw the distress signals and lit fires on the beach to guide the crew.

On November 23, 1918, the Sofia departed Port Arthur (now Thunder Bay), Ontario. She was loaded with a seemingly innocuous cargo: . On paper, it was a standard run. But pulpwood is light and bulky, and in the stormy conditions of late November, it would prove to be a deadly liability. ss sofia

The SS SOFIA eventually sank on December 1, 1946, at 02:47 AM, approximately 540 miles (870 km) southeast of Réunion Island. The cause of the fire remains unknown, but it is believed to have started in the ship's cargo hold. The wreck occurred within sight of the shore