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The Wreck of the Vega (1912)
Short | Short, Thriller
Five years ago the world was shocked to hear of the sinking of one of the finest and fastest ore boats on the Great Lakes. During one of the worst storms in the memory of sailors this great boat, the Vega, became suddenly lost and almost ...See moreFive years ago the world was shocked to hear of the sinking of one of the finest and fastest ore boats on the Great Lakes. During one of the worst storms in the memory of sailors this great boat, the Vega, became suddenly lost and almost without warning, was driven ashore on the rocks near the Fox Islands in Northern Lake Michigan. There she lay in shoal water like a wounded thing, helpless, until the maddened sea drove her to the bottom of the lake. The Vega was a comparatively new boat, built along the most modern lines at an immense cost. Upon this, her fatal trip, she was carrying a valuable cargo of steel. Naturally she became a tempting prize for salvage wreckers. Time dragged on while the Vega's owners were engaged in expensive litigation. This so delayed the work of salvaging her slowly sinking hull, that, at the end of five years, the herculean task of pillaging her rich storehouse of steel became a necessity. Cpt. Thomas lsabell & Son, owners of the "City of New Baltimore," are given the salvage job and are ordered to begin at once. They are told to recover as much of the cargo as possible and then to dynamite the derelict, which has long since become a menace to sale navigation. The picture in vivid story form the salvage process. We see the captain and his men hoist their derricks, unload their machinery and get their diving apparatus ready. Then we follow them as they cut great sheets of metal from the steamer's decks by the aid of compressed air. We see the divers go down into her hull and watch the dangerous work of "Clamming" her ore cargo. After this interesting work is completed we see the huge boat blown into a million atoms by powerful explosions. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
George L. Cox
Writer
George L. Cox
Producer
William Nicholas Selig
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Aug 2, 1912 (United States)

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