What the records say
- When
- 3 Nov 1927
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 24.24° S, 150.30° E
- Description
- The Sydney ferry Greycliffe is cut in half by the liner RMS Tahiti, killing 40 persons.
Placed at the town named in the title of the event it links, Greycliffe.
Greycliffe disaster
1927 shipping accident in Sydney, Australia
The Greycliffe disaster occurred in Sydney Harbour (Australia) on 3 November 1927 when the harbour ferry Greycliffe and the Union Steamship Company mail steamer Tahiti collided. The smaller ferry was cut in two and sank, killing 40; it was the deadliest incident on Sydney Harbour.
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