Oceanic Steamship Company

Fraught with Danger – August 1885

Fraught with Danger – August 1885

The life of a maritime worker can be a hazardous one. Throughout history, accidents or physical violence at sea or...

100 Years Ago – Sir Ernest Shackleton in Hawai‘i

100 Years Ago – Sir Ernest Shackleton in Hawai‘i

At 0745 (7:45 am) on the morning of 3 April 1917, the Oceanic Steamship Company’s ship SS Sierra*, under the...