1880-11-24
On the night of November 24, 1880, the *Ortigia* tore open the hull of the steamship *Oncle Joseph*, which sank in just eight minutes, resulting in the deaths of between 250 and 320 people.
Location: Island of Tino (La Spezia)
On the night of 24 November 1880, the Oncle Joseph, with 350 emigrants on board, hits the Ortigia and sank in just eight minutes, killing 320 people.
It was ascertained that the Oncle Joseph, of the Valery company, had started its journey from Naples and should have called in Genoa, to then cross the Strait of Gibraltar and face the crossing of the Atlantic up to Buenos Aires. The ship carried a load of about 800 tons of goods, 264 passengers and 33 crewmen. The travelers were almost all southerners, mostly from Calabria and Molise, who had decided to leave their homeland to emigrate to other countries. Only 35 emigrants and 23 sailors survived.
It was ascertained that the Oncle Joseph, of the Valery company, had started its journey from Naples and should have called in Genoa, to then cross the Strait of Gibraltar and face the crossing of the Atlantic up to Buenos Aires. The ship carried a load of about 800 tons of goods, 264 passengers and 33 crewmen. The travelers were almost all southerners, mostly from Calabria and Molise, who had decided to leave their homeland to emigrate to other countries. Only 35 emigrants and 23 sailors survived.
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