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SS Kiangya
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SS Kiangya or Jiangya was a Chinese passenger steamship that was destroyed in an explosion near the mouth of the Huangpu River 50 miles north of Shanghai on 3 or 4 December 1948. Her wreck was cleared
SS Kiangya
SS Kiangya
The wreck of SS Kiangya
The wreck of SS Kiangya
The recovered wheel of the Kiangya at the EZMAFCM
The recovered wheel of the Kiangya at the EZMAFCM
Stowaway
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A stowaway or clandestine traveller is a person who secretly boards a vehicle, such as a ship, an aircraft, a train, cargo truck or bus.
SS Kiangya
…toll is unknown. Although her official capacity was 1,186 passengers, the manifest listed 2,150 and she was almost certainly carrying many additional stowaways. Rescuers were unaware of the disaster for some hours. With an estimated death toll of between 2,750 and as many as 4,000 people, with 700 survivors…
A stowaway on a tram in Astrakhan, Russia
A stowaway on a tram in Astrakhan, Russia
A shipping container in which 22 stowaways were discovered at the Port of Seattle
A shipping container in which 22 stowaways were discovered at the Port of Seattle
A group of stowaways traveling outside a commuter train in Shcherbinka, Russia
A group of stowaways traveling outside a commuter train in Shcherbinka, Russia
A Finnish stowaway caught illegally entering the United States, photographed on Ellis Island, 1926. Original caption: The desire to come to America mu
A Finnish stowaway caught illegally entering the United States, photographed on Ellis Island, 1926. Original caption: The desire to come to America must have been very strong for this young man to face all sorts of uncertainties.